Solution - Long subtraction
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 |
| 1 | . | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Because the upper digit (3) in the ten thousandths column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the digit (3) in the next number place which becomes (2) and get (13).
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 2 | 13 | |||||
| 1 | . | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| . |
Subtract the numbers in the ten thousandths column from the top number:
13-7=6
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 2 | 13 | |||||
| 1 | . | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| . | 6 |
Because the upper digit (2) in the thousandths column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the number to the left (1.00) which becomes (0.99) and get (12).
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 2 | 13 | |||||
| 1 | . | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| . | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the thousandths column from the top number:
12-3=9
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 2 | 13 | |||||
| 1 | . | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| . | 9 | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
9-6=3
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 2 | 13 | |||||
| 1 | . | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| . | 3 | 9 | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
9-0=9
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 2 | 13 | |||||
| 1 | . | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| . | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
0-0=0
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 2 | 13 | |||||
| 1 | . | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | . | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
The solution is: 0.9396
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