Solve Vertical Subtraction: 965 minus 34

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve

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

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

00:09 Subtract tens from tens, and place in tens

00:13 Place 0 in the missing digits

00:16 Subtract hundreds from hundreds, and place in hundreds

00:19 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we will perform the subtraction $965 - 34$ as follows:

Step 1: Subtract the units place.
We have $5 - 4 = 1$ .
Write $1$ in the units place of the result.
Step 2: Subtract the tens place.
We have $6 - 3 = 3$ .
Write $3$ in the tens place of the result.
Step 3: Subtract the hundreds place.
We have $9 - 0 = 9$ (since the hundred’s place of the subtrahend is essentially $0$ for alignment).
Write $9$ in the hundreds place of the result.

By combining these results, we see that the subtraction $965 - 34$ yields $931$ .

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $931$ .