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Math Gym
Subtraction Guide

Subtraction Level 24: 4d - 3d (any). borrow-window subtraction.

1. Release thousands

1. Release thousandsRelease one digit; only borrow stays active.
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Pay right borrow; release 6: 7 - 0 - 1 = 6.

2. Release hundreds

2. Release hundreds
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Borrow 10; pay right borrow: 11 - 5 - 1 = 5.

3. Release tens

3. Release tens
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Borrow 10; pay right borrow: 13 - 8 - 1 = 4.

4. Release ones

4. Release ones
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Borrow 10; release 8: 14 - 6 = 8.

5. Read answer

5. Read answerDrop finished digits; borrow is gone.
Read 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 as 6548; borrow is gone.