Solution - Long subtraction
16
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths |
| 4 | 4 | . | 3 | |
| - | 2 | 8 | . | 3 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
3-3=0
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths |
| 4 | 4 | . | 3 | |
| - | 2 | 8 | . | 3 |
| . | 0 |
Because the upper digit (4) in the ones column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the digit (4) in the next number place which becomes (3) and get (14).
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths |
| 3 | 14 | |||
| 4 | 4 | . | 3 | |
| - | 2 | 8 | . | 3 |
| . | 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
14-8=6
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths |
| 3 | 14 | |||
| 4 | 4 | . | 3 | |
| - | 2 | 8 | . | 3 |
| 6 | . | 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the tens column from the top number:
3-2=1
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths |
| 3 | 14 | |||
| 4 | 4 | . | 3 | |
| - | 2 | 8 | . | 3 |
| 1 | 6 | . | 0 |
The solution is: 16
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