Solve Vertical Subtraction: 478 minus 2

Question

$\begin{aligned} &478 \\ -& \\ &~~~~2 \\ &\underline{\phantom{776}} & \\ \end{aligned}$

00:00 Solve

00:03 Each time we calculate subtraction of 2 digits, and then we substitute

00:06 Let's start by subtracting ones from ones, and substitute in ones

00:09 Put 0 in the missing digits

00:12 Subtract tens from tens, and substitute in tens

00:15 Subtract hundreds from hundreds, and substitute in hundreds

00:18 And this is the solution to the question

Let's solve the subtraction problem by following these steps:

First, align the numbers vertically:

$\begin{aligned} &478 \\ -& \\ &~~~~2 \\ &\underline{\phantom{776}} & \\ \end{aligned}$

Starting with the rightmost digits:

In the units place, subtract $2$ from $8$ : $8 - 2 = 6$ .
Since there are no other digits from the subtrahend, bring down the remaining digits as they are.

This results in:

$\begin{aligned} &476 \\ \end{aligned}$

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $476$ .

476