Solution - Long subtraction
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| - | 7 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the thousandths column from the top number:
9-2=7
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| - | 7 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| . | 7 |
Because the upper digit (2) in the hundredths column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the digit (7) in the next number place which becomes (6) and get (12).
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 6 | 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| - | 7 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| . | 7 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
12-7=5
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 6 | 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| - | 7 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| . | 5 | 7 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
6-1=5
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 6 | 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| - | 7 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| . | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Because the upper digit (4) in the ones 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 (14).
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 2 | 14 | ||||||
| 6 | 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| - | 7 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| . | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
14-6=8
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 2 | 14 | ||||||
| 6 | 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| - | 7 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | . | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Because the upper digit (2) in the tens column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the digit (1) in the next number place which becomes (0) and get (12).
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 2 | 14 | ||||||
| 6 | 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| - | 7 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 8 | . | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
12-7=5
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 2 | 14 | ||||||
| 6 | 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| - | 7 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Write 0 in the hundreds place.
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 2 | 14 | ||||||
| 6 | 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | . | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| - | 7 | 6 | . | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 0 | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 5 | 7 |
The solution is: 58.557
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