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 | hundred thousandths | millionths | ten millionths | hundred millionths | billionths |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| - | 3 | ||||||||||
| . |
Put zeros in the blank number places:
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths | hundred thousandths | millionths | ten millionths | hundred millionths | billionths |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| - | 3 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the billionths column from the top number:
3-0=3
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths | hundred thousandths | millionths | ten millionths | hundred millionths | billionths |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| - | 3 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| . | 3 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundred millionths column from the top number:
5-0=5
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths | hundred thousandths | millionths | ten millionths | hundred millionths | billionths |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| - | 3 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| . | 5 | 3 |
Subtract the numbers in the ten millionths column from the top number:
6-0=6
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths | hundred thousandths | millionths | ten millionths | hundred millionths | billionths |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| - | 3 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| . | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Subtract the numbers in the millionths column from the top number:
2-0=2
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths | hundred thousandths | millionths | ten millionths | hundred millionths | billionths |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| - | 3 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| . | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundred thousandths column from the top number:
9-0=9
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths | hundred thousandths | millionths | ten millionths | hundred millionths | billionths |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| - | 3 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| . | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Subtract the numbers in the ten thousandths column from the top number:
5-0=5
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths | hundred thousandths | millionths | ten millionths | hundred millionths | billionths |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| - | 3 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| . | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Subtract the numbers in the thousandths column from the top number:
1-0=1
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths | hundred thousandths | millionths | ten millionths | hundred millionths | billionths |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| - | 3 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| . | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
4-0=4
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths | hundred thousandths | millionths | ten millionths | hundred millionths | billionths |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| - | 3 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| . | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
1-0=1
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths | hundred thousandths | millionths | ten millionths | hundred millionths | billionths |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| - | 3 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
3-3=0
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths | hundred thousandths | millionths | ten millionths | hundred millionths | billionths |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| - | 3 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | . | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
The solution is: 0.141592653
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