Calculate 2000-3-15-1

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Problem

Answer

1981

2000 − 3 − 15 − 1

Step 1 — Subtract

2000 − 3 − 15 − 1

  2000
−    3
──────
  1997

Subtract column by column (with borrowing):

Ones: 0 < 3 → borrow → 10 − 3 = 7

Tens: -1 < 0 → borrow → 9 − 0 = 9

Hundreds: -1 < 0 → borrow → 9 − 0 = 9

Thousands: 2 − 1 (borrow) − 0 = 1

Step 2 — Subtract

1997 − 15 − 1

  1997
−   15
──────
  1982

Subtract each column:

Ones: 7 − 5 = 2

Tens: 9 − 1 = 8

Hundreds: 9 − 0 = 9

Thousands: 1 − 0 = 1

Step 3 — Subtract

  1982
−    1
──────
  1981

Subtract each column:

Ones: 2 − 1 = 1

Tens: 8 − 0 = 8

Hundreds: 9 − 0 = 9

Thousands: 1 − 0 = 1

= 1981

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What is the answer to 2000-3-15-1?
The answer is 1981.

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