Question

What are the steps you would take to find the difference of two decimals? Write three to four sentences.

Answer 1

The first step is to make the divisor a whole number by multiplying it by a power of 10. When you multiply the divisor by a power of 10, you must multiply the dividend by the same power of 10. Then divide. Check your answer using estimation.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Write down the two numbers, one under the other, with the decimal points lined up.

Add zeros so the numbers have the same length.

Then subtract normally, remembering to put the decimal point in the answer.