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Subtract 28.9 - 9.25

A. 19.65
B. 19.75
C. 19.15
D. 19.50

User Lyudmil
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Final answer:

The subtraction of 9.25 from 28.9 results in 19.65. This subtraction aligns the decimal points and subtracts each digit position accordingly, ending with the correct subtraction result.

Step-by-step explanation:

To subtract two numbers, such as 28.9 from 9.25, we align the decimal points and subtract each digit, borrowing from the next column as necessary. Here's how it works:

28.9
- 9.25
________

We subtract 5 from 0 in the hundredths place by borrowing 10 hundredths from the tenths place, reducing it from 9 to 8 tenths, and then 2 from 8 in the tenths place:

28.90
- 9.25
________
19.65

So, 28.9 - 9.25 equals 19.65, which corresponds to option A. 19.65.

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