Solution - Long subtraction
1.3
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 2 | . | 7 | 7 | |
| - | 1 | . | 4 | 7 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
7-7=0
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 2 | . | 7 | 7 | |
| - | 1 | . | 4 | 7 |
| . | 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
7-4=3
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 2 | . | 7 | 7 | |
| - | 1 | . | 4 | 7 |
| . | 3 | 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
2-1=1
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 2 | . | 7 | 7 | |
| - | 1 | . | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | . | 3 | 0 |
The solution is: 1.3
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