Solution - Long subtraction
800,300
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
5-5=0
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
7-7=0
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 0 | 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
4-1=3
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
Write 0 in the thousands place.
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Write 0 in the ten thousands place.
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Write 8 in the hundred thousands place.
| Place value | hundred thousands | ten thousands | thousands | hundreds | tens | ones |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| - | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
The solution is: 800,300
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