Solution - Long subtraction
5
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | tens | ones |
| 7 | 7 | |
| - | 7 | 2 |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
7-2=5
| Place value | tens | ones |
| 7 | 7 | |
| - | 7 | 2 |
| 5 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
7-7=0
| Place value | tens | ones |
| 7 | 7 | |
| - | 7 | 2 |
| 0 | 5 |
The solution is: 5
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