Calculate 20000-8-3

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Problem
Answer
19989

20000 − 8 − 3

Step 1 — Subtract

20000 − 8 − 3

  20000
−     8
───────
  19992

Subtract column by column (with borrowing):

Ones: 0 < 8 → borrow → 10 − 8 = 2

Tens: -1 < 0 → borrow → 9 − 0 = 9

Hundreds: -1 < 0 → borrow → 9 − 0 = 9

Thousands: -1 < 0 → borrow → 9 − 0 = 9

Ten-thousands: 2 − 1 (borrow) − 0 = 1

Step 2 — Subtract
  19992
−     3
───────
  19989

Subtract column by column (with borrowing):

Ones: 2 < 3 → borrow → 12 − 3 = 9

Tens: 9 − 1 (borrow) − 0 = 8

Hundreds: 9 − 0 = 9

Thousands: 9 − 0 = 9

Ten-thousands: 1 − 0 = 1

= 19989

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