INFORMATION

A positive hexadecimal number can be subtracted from another, following the steps below.

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  If the minuend and subtrahend have different number of digits, prepend zeros to the shorter one till the number of digits become equal.

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  Add the minuend to the 15's complement of the subtrahend.

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    If the result has an extra digit (end carry), discard it. Add 1 to the remaining part of the sum.

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    If the result does not have an end carry, take the 15's complement of the sum.

    Put a minus sign in front.

WHAT IS 15'S COMPLEMENT SUBTRACTION CALCULATOR?

15's complement subtraction calculator,

• Uses the 15's complement of the subtrahend to calculate the difference in a subtraction operation,
• Illustrates the solution step by step using animations.

HOW TO USE THE 15'S COMPLEMENT SUBTRACTION CALCULATOR?

You can use the 15's complement subtraction calculator in two ways.

• USER INPUTS

  

  You can enter the minuend and subtrahend to the input boxes and click on the "CALCULATE" button. The result and explanations appaer below the calculator

• RANDOM INPUTS

  

  You can click on the DIE ICON next to the input boxes. If you use this property, two random numbers are generated and entered to the calculator, automatically. You can see the result and explanations below the calculator. You can create your own examples and practice using this property.

• CLEARING THE INPUT BOX

  

  To find the difference in other subtraction operations you can clear the input box by clicking on the CLEAR button under the input box.

• COPYING & DOWNLOADING THE SOLUTION

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    You can copy the generated solution by clicking on the "Copy Text" link, appaers under the solution panel.

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    Even you can download the solution as an image file with .jpg extension if you click on the "Download Solution" link at the bottom of the solution panel. You can share the downloaded image file.