Solution - Long subtraction
14.67
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 6 | 0 | . | 5 | 4 | |
| - | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Because the upper digit (4) in the hundredths column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the digit (5) in the next number place which becomes (4) and get (14).
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 4 | 14 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | . | 5 | 4 | |
| - | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 |
| . |
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
14-7=7
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 4 | 14 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | . | 5 | 4 | |
| - | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 |
| . | 7 |
Because the upper digit (4) in the tenths column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the number to the left (60) which becomes (59) and get (14).
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | 14 | ||||
| 4 | 14 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | . | 5 | 4 | |
| - | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 |
| . | 7 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
14-8=6
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | 14 | ||||
| 4 | 14 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | . | 5 | 4 | |
| - | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 |
| . | 6 | 7 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
9-5=4
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | 14 | ||||
| 4 | 14 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | . | 5 | 4 | |
| - | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | . | 6 | 7 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
5-4=1
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | 14 | ||||
| 4 | 14 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | . | 5 | 4 | |
| - | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 |
| 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 7 |
The solution is: 14.67
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