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Subtracting Decimals (Tenths & Hundredths) — Easy Worksheet 1
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Subtract. Line up the decimal points. The same kind of sum comes in different shapes.
How to solve
Line up the decimal points, then subtract from the right just like whole numbers, borrowing when the top digit is smaller. Put the decimal point in the answer straight below the others. Example: 6.42 − 2.75: 2 is less than 5, so borrow: 12 − 5 = 7; 3 is less than 7, so borrow again: 13 − 7 = 6; 5 − 2 = 3. The difference is 3.67. If the places are different, write zeros to fill the gaps: 5.6 − 2.38 = 5.60 − 2.38 = 3.22, and 5 − 2.37 = 5.00 − 2.37 = 2.63.
Example
8.5 − 4.1 = ___
Answer: 4.4
Warm-up
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💡 Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 6 − 4 = 2. Ones: 6 − 6 = 0. So 6.6 − 6.4 = 0.2.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 6 − 4 = 2. Ones: 6 − 6 = 0. So 6.6 − 6.4 = 0.2.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Decimals (Tenths & Hundredths)
Line up the decimal points, then subtract from the right just like whole numbers, borrowing when the top digit is smaller. Put the decimal point in the answer straight below the others. Example: 6.42 − 2.75: 2 is less than 5, so borrow: 12 − 5 = 7; 3 is less than 7, so borrow again: 13 − 7 = 6; 5 − 2 = 3. The difference is 3.67. If the places are different, write zeros to fill the gaps: 5.6 − 2.38 = 5.60 − 2.38 = 3.22, and 5 − 2.37 = 5.00 − 2.37 = 2.63.
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2.6 − 2.1 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 8 − 1 = 7. Ones: 9 − 1 = 8. So 9.8 − 1.1 = 8.7.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 8 − 1 = 7. Ones: 9 − 1 = 8. So 9.8 − 1.1 = 8.7.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Decimals (Tenths & Hundredths)
Line up the decimal points, then subtract from the right just like whole numbers, borrowing when the top digit is smaller. Put the decimal point in the answer straight below the others. Example: 6.42 − 2.75: 2 is less than 5, so borrow: 12 − 5 = 7; 3 is less than 7, so borrow again: 13 − 7 = 6; 5 − 2 = 3. The difference is 3.67. If the places are different, write zeros to fill the gaps: 5.6 − 2.38 = 5.60 − 2.38 = 3.22, and 5 − 2.37 = 5.00 − 2.37 = 2.63.
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7.2 − 1.1 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 9 − 4 = 5. Ones: 4 − 2 = 2. So 4.9 − 2.4 = 2.5.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 9 − 4 = 5. Ones: 4 − 2 = 2. So 4.9 − 2.4 = 2.5.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Decimals (Tenths & Hundredths)
Line up the decimal points, then subtract from the right just like whole numbers, borrowing when the top digit is smaller. Put the decimal point in the answer straight below the others. Example: 6.42 − 2.75: 2 is less than 5, so borrow: 12 − 5 = 7; 3 is less than 7, so borrow again: 13 − 7 = 6; 5 − 2 = 3. The difference is 3.67. If the places are different, write zeros to fill the gaps: 5.6 − 2.38 = 5.60 − 2.38 = 3.22, and 5 − 2.37 = 5.00 − 2.37 = 2.63.
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7.5 − 4.4 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Think it through
Not quite. The answer is
💡 3 tenths is written 0.3: the last digit goes after the decimal point. So 2.6 − 2.3 = 0.3.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 3 tenths is written 0.3: the last digit goes after the decimal point. So 2.6 − 2.3 = 0.3.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Decimals (Tenths & Hundredths)
Line up the decimal points, then subtract from the right just like whole numbers, borrowing when the top digit is smaller. Put the decimal point in the answer straight below the others. Example: 6.42 − 2.75: 2 is less than 5, so borrow: 12 − 5 = 7; 3 is less than 7, so borrow again: 13 − 7 = 6; 5 − 2 = 3. The difference is 3.67. If the places are different, write zeros to fill the gaps: 5.6 − 2.38 = 5.60 − 2.38 = 3.22, and 5 − 2.37 = 5.00 − 2.37 = 2.63.
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7.5 − 6.2 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The missing part is the difference 9.9 − 2.5. Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 9 − 5 = 4. Ones: 9 − 2 = 7. So 9.9 − 2.5 = 7.4. Check: 2.5 + 7.4 = 9.9.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The missing part is the difference 9.9 − 2.5. Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 9 − 5 = 4. Ones: 9 − 2 = 7. So 9.9 − 2.5 = 7.4. Check: 2.5 + 7.4 = 9.9.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Decimals (Tenths & Hundredths)
Line up the decimal points, then subtract from the right just like whole numbers, borrowing when the top digit is smaller. Put the decimal point in the answer straight below the others. Example: 6.42 − 2.75: 2 is less than 5, so borrow: 12 − 5 = 7; 3 is less than 7, so borrow again: 13 − 7 = 6; 5 − 2 = 3. The difference is 3.67. If the places are different, write zeros to fill the gaps: 5.6 − 2.38 = 5.60 − 2.38 = 3.22, and 5 − 2.37 = 5.00 − 2.37 = 2.63.
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7.3 − 1.2 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Some is taken away, so subtract. Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 8 − 6 = 2. Ones: 2 − 1 = 1. So 2.8 − 1.6 = 1.2.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Some is taken away, so subtract. Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 8 − 6 = 2. Ones: 2 − 1 = 1. So 2.8 − 1.6 = 1.2.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Decimals (Tenths & Hundredths)
Line up the decimal points, then subtract from the right just like whole numbers, borrowing when the top digit is smaller. Put the decimal point in the answer straight below the others. Example: 6.42 − 2.75: 2 is less than 5, so borrow: 12 − 5 = 7; 3 is less than 7, so borrow again: 13 − 7 = 6; 5 − 2 = 3. The difference is 3.67. If the places are different, write zeros to fill the gaps: 5.6 − 2.38 = 5.60 − 2.38 = 3.22, and 5 − 2.37 = 5.00 − 2.37 = 2.63.
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9.5 − 7.3 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The number taken away is what makes up the gap between 6.7 and 1.5, so subtract. Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 7 − 5 = 2. Ones: 6 − 1 = 5. So 6.7 − 1.5 = 5.2.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 The number taken away is what makes up the gap between 6.7 and 1.5, so subtract. Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 7 − 5 = 2. Ones: 6 − 1 = 5. So 6.7 − 1.5 = 5.2.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Decimals (Tenths & Hundredths)
Line up the decimal points, then subtract from the right just like whole numbers, borrowing when the top digit is smaller. Put the decimal point in the answer straight below the others. Example: 6.42 − 2.75: 2 is less than 5, so borrow: 12 − 5 = 7; 3 is less than 7, so borrow again: 13 − 7 = 6; 5 − 2 = 3. The difference is 3.67. If the places are different, write zeros to fill the gaps: 5.6 − 2.38 = 5.60 − 2.38 = 3.22, and 5 − 2.37 = 5.00 − 2.37 = 2.63.
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9.8 − 6.2 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
Challenge
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💡 Taking away 5.4 left 0.3, so add the 5.4 back. Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 3 + 4 = 7. Ones: 0 + 5 = 5. So 0.3 + 5.4 = 5.7.
✓ Correct!
Not quite. The answer is
💡 Taking away 5.4 left 0.3, so add the 5.4 back. Line up the decimal points, then work place by place from the right. Tenths: 3 + 4 = 7. Ones: 0 + 5 = 5. So 0.3 + 5.4 = 5.7.
💡 How to solve: Subtracting Decimals (Tenths & Hundredths)
Line up the decimal points, then subtract from the right just like whole numbers, borrowing when the top digit is smaller. Put the decimal point in the answer straight below the others. Example: 6.42 − 2.75: 2 is less than 5, so borrow: 12 − 5 = 7; 3 is less than 7, so borrow again: 13 − 7 = 6; 5 − 2 = 3. The difference is 3.67. If the places are different, write zeros to fill the gaps: 5.6 − 2.38 = 5.60 − 2.38 = 3.22, and 5 − 2.37 = 5.00 − 2.37 = 2.63.
Try a similar one
9.7 − 6.5 = ___
✓ You've got it! Press Next to keep going. Not yet — the answer is . Read the steps above once more.
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Subtracting Decimals (Tenths & Hundredths) — Easy Worksheet 1
Subtract. Line up the decimal points. The same kind of sum comes in different shapes.