Text Box: For improved viewing, click on the equations.  Click again to return viewing to normal. Subtraction in Hexadecimal

 

There are many ways to do hexadecimal subtraction.  Here is one of them.

 

 

 

 

 

The problem here is E is bigger than B so borrowing is required to perform the subtraction. Starting in the right hand column borrow a 1 from the next column.  4-1 =3

Use that borrowed “sixteen” as an E and its hex complements 10Hex  E = 2 

Just recited the alphabet starting at E ie “count” past E, F, G.   Smile. 

G is really 10 in hexadecimal.

 

 

 

The E that was borrowed is subtracted leaving only the 2

 

 

Addition is now used to generate the right hand digit of the answer.

 

 

Borrow 1 from the D.        Substitute a C and 4 for the 10Hex

 

 

Simple addition  completes the next column.

 

 

 

 

The left hand column is completed without any borrowing.

 

 

 

Have fun and let me know how easy this is to read.  

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