Solution - Long subtraction
2.214
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 3 | . | 4 | 8 | 9 | |
| - | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the thousandths column from the top number:
9-5=4
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 3 | . | 4 | 8 | 9 | |
| - | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| . | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
8-7=1
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 3 | . | 4 | 8 | 9 | |
| - | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| . | 1 | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
4-2=2
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 3 | . | 4 | 8 | 9 | |
| - | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| . | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
3-1=2
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 3 | . | 4 | 8 | 9 | |
| - | 1 | . | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | . | 2 | 1 | 4 |
The solution is: 2.214
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