Subtracting decimals
Sara colours 0.7 of a circle. She then erases 0.2 of it. How much circle is left coloured?
Subtraction of decimals is similar to subtraction of whole numbers. We will write both decimals according to the place value of their digits and start subtracting from the right. Remember to put decimal under decimal
The answer is 0.5.
Can you now subtract 11.91 from 56.34?
We will write both decimals according to the place value of their digits and follow the same steps
The answer is 44.43