Solution - Long subtraction
5.182
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1 | 4 | . | 8 | |||
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| . |
Put zeros in the blank number places:
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 2 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 4 | . | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Because the upper digit (0) in the thousandths column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the number to the left (20.00) which becomes (19.99) and get (10).
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 4 | . | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| . |
Subtract the numbers in the thousandths column from the top number:
10-0-0-8=2
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 4 | . | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| . | 2 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
9-0-1=8
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 4 | . | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| . | 8 | 2 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
9-8-0=1
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 4 | . | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| . | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
9-4-0=5
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 4 | . | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 5 | . | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
1-1=0
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 4 | . | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 0 | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | 2 |
The solution is: 5.182
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