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Subtract 4321 base five minus 4232 base five.

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34five34_{\text{five}}

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Here's how to subtract the numbers in base five:

We need to calculate 4321five−4232five4321_{\text{five}} - 4232_{\text{five}}.

  1. Align the numbers by their place values.

    04321five−04232five\begin{array}{c} \phantom{0}4321_{\text{five}} \\ -\phantom{0}4232_{\text{five}} \\ \hline \end{array}
  2. Subtract the rightmost column (units place).

    We need to subtract 1−21 - 2. Since 1<21 < 2, we borrow from the next column to the left.
    Borrow 1 from the '2' in the 515^1 place, which means we add 5 to the '1' in the 505^0 place.
    So, 1 becomes 1+5=61 + 5 = 6. The '2' in the 515^1 place becomes '1'.
    Now, we calculate 6−2=46 - 2 = 4.

    043211five6−04232five00004five\begin{array}{c} \phantom{0}43\cancel{2}^1\cancel{1}^6_{\text{five}} \\ -\phantom{0}4232_{\text{five}} \\ \hline \phantom{0000}4_{\text{five}} \end{array}
  3. Subtract the next column (fives place).

    We now have '1' in this column (from the original '2' after borrowing).
    We need to subtract 1−31 - 3. Since 1<31 < 3, we borrow from the next column to the left.
    Borrow 1 from the '3' in the 525^2 place, which means we add 5 to the '1' in the 515^1 place.
    So, 1 becomes 1+5=61 + 5 = 6. The '3' in the 525^2 place becomes '2'.
    Now, we calculate 6−3=36 - 3 = 3.

    0432261five6−04232five00034five\begin{array}{c} \phantom{0}4\cancel{3}^2\cancel{2}^6\cancel{1}^6_{\text{five}} \\ -\phantom{0}4232_{\text{five}} \\ \hline \phantom{000}34_{\text{five}} \end{array}
  4. Subtract the next column (twenty-fives place).

    We now have '2' in this column (from the original '3' after borrowing).
    We need to subtract 2−2=02 - 2 = 0.

    0432261five6−04232five00034five\begin{array}{c} \phantom{0}4\cancel{3}^2\cancel{2}^6\cancel{1}^6_{\text{five}} \\ -\phantom{0}4232_{\text{five}} \\ \hline \phantom{00}034_{\text{five}} \end{array}
  5. Subtract the leftmost column (one hundred twenty-fives place).

    We have '4' in this column.
    We need to subtract 4−4=04 - 4 = 0.

    0432261five6−04232five0034five\begin{array}{c} \phantom{0}4\cancel{3}^2\cancel{2}^6\cancel{1}^6_{\text{five}} \\ -\phantom{0}4232_{\text{five}} \\ \hline 0034_{\text{five}} \end{array}

    Leading zeros are not typically written, so 0034five0034_{\text{five}} is simply 34five34_{\text{five}}.

    The final answer is 34five34_{\text{five}}.

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