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What is subtraction?

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Subtraction is the process of taking one number away from another. It shows how many are left after some are taken away.

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What does regrouping mean in subtraction?

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Regrouping in subtraction means rearranging numbers to make it easier to subtract, especially when the top number is smaller than the bottom number in a column.

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How do you subtract 51 - 27 using regrouping?

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First, regroup 51 into 4 tens and 11 ones. Then subtract: 11 - 7 = 4 (ones) and 4 - 2 = 2 (tens). So, 51 - 27 = 24.

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What is the answer to 6,476 - 4,327?

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The answer is 2,149.

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How do you solve 407 - 188?

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Subtract the ones: 7 - 8 (regroup to make it 17 - 8 = 9). Then subtract the tens: 0 - 8 (regroup to make it 10 - 8 = 2). Finally, subtract the hundreds: 4 - 1 = 3. So, 407 - 188 = 219.

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What is the answer to 73 - 27?

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The answer is 46.

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How do you subtract 80,945 - 74,836?

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Regroup as needed and subtract each column: 5 - 6 (regroup), 4 - 3, 9 - 8, 0 - 4 (regroup), and 8 - 7. The answer is 6,109.

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What is a minuend?

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The minuend is the number from which another number (the subtrahend) is subtracted.

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What is a subtrahend?

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The subtrahend is the number that is being subtracted from another number (the minuend).

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What does it mean to borrow in subtraction?

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Borrowing in subtraction means taking 1 from the next higher place value to help subtract when the top number is smaller than the bottom number.