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Solution - Long subtraction

11, 940

11,940

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Step-by-step explanation

1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values

Place value	ten thousands	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones

	2	4	0	0	0
-	1	2	0	6	0

2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method

Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
0-0=0

Place value	ten thousands	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones

	2	4	0	0	0
-	1	2	0	6	0
					0

Because the upper digit (0) in the tens column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the number to the left (40) which becomes (39) and get (10).

Place value	ten thousands	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones
		3	9	10
	2	4	0	0	0
-	1	2	0	6	0
					0

Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
10-6=4

Place value	ten thousands	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones
		3	9	10
	2	4	0	0	0
-	1	2	0	6	0
				4	0

Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
9-0=9

Place value	ten thousands	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones
		3	9	10
	2	4	0	0	0
-	1	2	0	6	0
			9	4	0

Subtract the numbers in the thousands column from the top number:
3-2=1

Place value	ten thousands	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones
		3	9	10
	2	4	0	0	0
-	1	2	0	6	0
		1	9	4	0

Subtract the numbers in the ten thousands column from the top number:
2-1=1

Place value	ten thousands	thousands	hundreds	tens	ones
		3	9	10
	2	4	0	0	0
-	1	2	0	6	0
	1	1	9	4	0

The solution is: 11,940

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