Subtract: 5,290 - 2,916
A)2,373
B)2,374
C)8,206
D)8,216
E) none of the above

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To subtract, we line up the two numbers vertically with the ones place lined up. Starting from the right, we subtract 6 from 0, but we can't do that, so we "borrow" from the thousands place, making the 0 a 10 and the 9 a 8. Then we subtract 6 from 10, which is 4, and we subtract 1 from 8, which is 7. Finally, we subtract 2 from 5 to get 3. Therefore, the answer is 2,374.