Finding the Difference Between Two Numbers
To find the difference between two numbers, we subtract the smaller number from the larger number. In this case, we need to subtract 28,493 from 34,042:
34,042
-28,493
________
Starting from the units:
2 - 3, we cannot subtract 3 from 2, so we'll borrow 1 from the tens place (making it 4 tens instead of 5 tens).
12 (borrowed 1 ten to make 12) - 3 = 9 (units place)
4 (after borrowing 1 ten, we have 4 tens left) - 9, we cannot subtract 9 from 4, so we'll borrow 1 from the hundreds place (making it 0 hundreds instead of 1 hundred).
14 (borrowed 1 hundred to make 14 tens) - 9 = 5 (tens place)
0 (after borrowing 1 hundred, we have 0 hundreds left) - 4, we cannot subtract 4 from 0, so we'll borrow 1 from the thousands place (making it 3 thousands instead of 4 thousands).
10 (borrowed 1 thousand to make 10 hundreds) - 4 = 6 (hundreds place)
3 (after borrowing 1 thousand, we have 3 thousands left) - 8, we cannot subtract 8 from 3, so we'll borrow 1 from the ten thousands place (making it 0 ten thousands instead of 1 ten thousand).
13 (borrowed 1 ten thousand to make 13 thousands) - 8 = 5 (thousands place)
0 (after borrowing 1 ten thousand, we have 0 ten thousands left) - 2, we cannot subtract 2 from 0, so we'll borrow 1 from the hundred thousands place (which is not visible here, assuming it is 0 because it is not written, but conceptually it is like borrowing a 1 from a prefixed invisible 0, making it 10 hundred thousands).
10 - 2 = 8 (ten thousands place)
Putting all the digits together, the result is:
8,549
So, the difference between 34,042 and 28,493 is 8,549.
