The operation to perform:
- 4,005 + 9,516
Rewrite the initial operation:
- 4,005 + 9,516 =
9,516 - 4,005
Subtract the numbers:
9,516 - 4,005 = ?
Method used below: column subtracting, from right to left (traditional)
Stack the numbers on top of each other.
The ones digits line up in the first column from the right.
The tens digits line up in the next column to the left.
And so on...
Subtract column by column; start from the column on the right
Subtract the digits in the ones column:
6 - 5 = 1.
1 is the ones digit.
Write it down at the base of the ones column.
Subtract the digits in the tens column:
1 - 0 = 1.
1 is the tens digit.
Write it down at the base of the tens column.