Subtract (1197)10 from (1234)10 using the 999's complement and 10's complement methods.
Subtract $(1197){10}$ from $(1234){10}$ using the 999's complement and 10's complement methods. [5]
"Subtract $(1197){10}$ from $(1234){10}$" means the minuend is 1234 and the subtrahend is 1197, so the value wanted is $1234 - 1197$. Both numbers have four digits, so every complement below is taken to four digits. The 9's complement of the subtrahend is found by subtracting each digit from 9: