Calculate the Difference: 23004 minus 11799 in Vertical Format

To solve this subtraction problem, we will work through each digit systematically:

• Units Place:
  4 (from 23004) is less than 9 (from 11799). We need to borrow. We take 1 from the tens place of 23004, changing the tens digit from 0 to 9, and making the units digit 14.
  Perform the subtraction: $14 - 9 = 5$.
• Tens Place:
  Initially, we had 0 as the tens digit of 23004, but after borrowing, it became 9. Now, subtract: $9 - 9 = 0$.
• Hundreds Place:
  0 is less than 7. We need to borrow. We take 1 from the thousands place (a 3), changing the thousands digit from 3 to 2, and making the hundreds digit 10.
  Perform the subtraction: $10 - 7 = 3$.
• Thousands Place:
  2 (after borrowing) and 1.
  Perform the subtraction: $2 - 1 = 1$.
• Tens of Thousands Place:
  2 - 1 (since we didn’t need to touch this digit for any borrowing) is simply $2 - 1 = 1$.

Therefore, merging these stepped results, we find the final answer is $11205$.

Thus, the solution to the subtraction problem is $11205$.