Column Subtraction Made Easy | Borrowing, Decimals & Negative Answers

Learn column subtraction step by step with clear animated examples.

This video shows how to subtract using the column method, including borrowing, borrowing through zeros, decimal subtraction, and what to do when the first number is smaller than the second number.

You’ll see worked examples with three-digit numbers, four-digit numbers, decimals, and negative answers, all organised neatly in place-value columns.

Timestamps:
0:00 Column subtraction intro
0:33 Three-digit numbers
0:39 Example 1: 634 − 218
1:09 Example 2: 705 − 368, borrowing through zero
1:52 Example 3: 263 − 719, negative answer
2:36 Four-digit numbers
2:50 Example 4: 4316 − 1789
3:40 Example 5: 6002 − 3475, borrowing through two zeros
4:32 Example 6: 2498 − 7106, negative answer
5:36 Decimal subtraction
5:45 Example 7: 8.37 − 2.58
6:22 Example 8: 3.47 − 5.82, negative decimal answer
7:03 Example 9: 12.04 − 7.89, borrowing across the decimal point
7:51 Final summary and key rules

Key ideas covered:
Line up the place values.
Start subtracting from the right.
Borrow from the left when the top digit is too small.
When borrowing through zero, work across each place value in order.
Line up decimal points before subtracting decimals.
If the first number is smaller, find the difference and make the final answer negative.

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