Solution - Long subtraction
1.294
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
7 | . | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
- | 6 | . | 5 | ||
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Put zeros in the blank number places:
Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
7 | . | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
- | 6 | . | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the thousandths column from the top number:
4-0=4
Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
7 | . | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
- | 6 | . | 5 | 0 | 0 |
. | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
9-0=9
Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
7 | . | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
- | 6 | . | 5 | 0 | 0 |
. | 9 | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
7-5=2
Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
7 | . | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
- | 6 | . | 5 | 0 | 0 |
. | 2 | 9 | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
7-6=1
Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
7 | . | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
- | 6 | . | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1 | . | 2 | 9 | 4 |
The solution is: 1.294
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