Remember to line up the columns when doing subtraction problems with two digits.
47
53
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4
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STEP ONE: subtract the digits in the ones column |
47
53
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14
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STEP TWO: subtract the digits in the tens column |
78
26
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2
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STEP ONE: subtract the digits in the ones column |
78
26
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52
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STEP TWO: subtract the digits in the tens column |