Find the missing digits.
- N
- P
N146 - 15P2 = 5554(a)
In the hundreds place, 1 is less than 5.
So, there is regrouping in the thousands place.
N - 1 - 1 = 5
N = 5 + 1 + 1
N = 7
(b)
In the ones place, 6 is more than 2.
So, there is no regrouping in the tens place.
4 - P = 5
In the tens place, 5 is more than 4.
This means that there is a regrouping done in the hundreds place so that 14 can substract a certain number to get 5.
P = 14 - 5
P = 9
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b) 9
