Solution - Long subtraction
0.9414
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 0 | . | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the ten thousandths column from the top number:
9-5=4
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 0 | . | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| . | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the thousandths column from the top number:
8-7=1
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 0 | . | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| . | 1 | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
7-3=4
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 0 | . | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| . | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
9-0=9
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 0 | . | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| . | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
0-0=0
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 0 | . | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 0 | . | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
The solution is: 0.9414
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