Answer:
6750 - 3894 = 2856
Step-by-step explanation:
You have to make use of the arithmetic facts you know.
The least-significant asterisk must be 0, because the sum of 4 and 6 is 10.
The 10s asterisk must be 9,so that the sum 5 + 9 + 1 has a least-significant digit of 5.
The 100s asterisk must be 7, because that is the least-significant digit of the sum 8 + 8 + 1 = 17.
The 1000s asterisk must be 3, so that 2 + 3 + 1 = 6.
(The "1" in each of these sums is the carry from the sum of the digits with the next lower place value.)
So, the subtraction problem is ...
6750 - 3894 = 2856
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Comment on the solution method
For the most part, we worked this as an addition problem. The sum of the last two numbers must be equal to the first: 6570 = 3894 +2856. For some of us, addition facts are easier to work with than subtraction facts. The carry/borrow can be less confusing that way.
