Solution - Long subtraction
1.9454
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 |
| 3 | . | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the ten thousandths column from the top number:
6-2=4
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 3 | . | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| . | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the thousandths column from the top number:
7-2=5
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 3 | . | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| . | 5 | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
9-5=4
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 3 | . | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| . | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Because the upper digit (4) in the tenths column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the digit (3) in the next number place which becomes (2) and get (14).
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 2 | 14 | |||||
| 3 | . | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| . | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
14-5=9
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 2 | 14 | |||||
| 3 | . | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| . | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
2-1=1
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths | ten thousandths |
| 2 | 14 | |||||
| 3 | . | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | |
| - | 1 | . | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | . | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
The solution is: 1.9454
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