Solution - Long subtraction
0.6
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | |
| - | 2 | 4 | 5 | . | 8 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Because the upper digit (4) in the tenths column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the digit (6) in the next number place which becomes (5) and get (14).
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths |
| 5 | 14 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | |
| - | 2 | 4 | 5 | . | 8 |
| . |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
14-8=6
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths |
| 5 | 14 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | |
| - | 2 | 4 | 5 | . | 8 |
| . | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
5-5=0
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths |
| 5 | 14 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | |
| - | 2 | 4 | 5 | . | 8 |
| 0 | . | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
4-4=0
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths |
| 5 | 14 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | |
| - | 2 | 4 | 5 | . | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | . | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundreds column from the top number:
2-2=0
| Place value | hundreds | tens | ones | . | tenths |
| 5 | 14 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 6 | . | 4 | |
| - | 2 | 4 | 5 | . | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | . | 6 |
The solution is: 0.6
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