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5 Sonia had 215 story books. Her father gave her 12 more. She gave 50 to her cousin.
How many books does she have now?

6 What should be subtracted from 364 to get 295?

Subtraction of 4-Digit Numbers (without borrowing)

Example 1: Subtract 4213 from 8763.

Solution: Th H T O
Remember
8 7 6 3 Step 1: Subtract • The bigger number from

– 4 2 1 3 the ones. which the smaller number
0 3 – 3 = 0 is subtracted is called the
minuend.
• The smaller number which
is subtracted is called the
Th H T O subtrahend.

8 7 6 3 Step 2: Subtract For example, if you
subtract 6342 from
– 4 2 1 3 the tens. 9078, then 9078 is the
5 0 6 – 1 = 5 minuend and 6342 is the
subtrahend.

Th H T O

8 7 6 3 Step 3: Subtract

– 4 2 1 3 the hundreds.
5 5 0 7 – 2 = 5

Th H T O

8 7 6 3 Step 4: Subtract the thousands.

– 4 2 1 3 8 – 4 = 4

4 5 5 0

So, 8763 – 4213 = 4550.

In other words, the difference between 8763 and 4213 is 4550.

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