Subtract across zeros

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What is subtraction?

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Subtraction is the mathematical operation of finding the difference between two numbers.

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What does it mean to subtract across zeros?

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Subtracting across zeros means performing subtraction where one or more digits in the minuend (the number from which another number is subtracted) are zeros.

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What is the minuend in a subtraction problem?

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

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What is the subtrahend in a subtraction problem?

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The subtrahend is the number that is being subtracted from the minuend.

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How do you handle zeros in subtraction?

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When subtracting, if you encounter a zero in the minuend, you may need to borrow from the next digit to the left.

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What is borrowing in subtraction?

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Borrowing is a method used in subtraction where you take 1 from the next higher place value to help subtract a larger digit.

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Calculate: 800,000 - 85,459

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714,541

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Calculate: 700,000 - 98,655

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601,345

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Calculate: 847 - 107

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700

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Calculate: 32,104 - 4,758

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27,346