Solution - Long subtraction
1.11
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | . | 2 | 6 | |
| - | 4 | . | 1 | 5 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
6-5=1
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | . | 2 | 6 | |
| - | 4 | . | 1 | 5 |
| . | 1 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
2-1=1
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | . | 2 | 6 | |
| - | 4 | . | 1 | 5 |
| . | 1 | 1 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
5-4=1
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | . | 2 | 6 | |
| - | 4 | . | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | . | 1 | 1 |
The solution is: 1.11
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