Solution - Long subtraction
3.14
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | . | 4 | 4 | |
| - | 2 | . | 3 | |
| . |
Put zeros in the blank number places:
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | . | 4 | 4 | |
| - | 2 | . | 3 | 0 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
4-0=4
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | . | 4 | 4 | |
| - | 2 | . | 3 | 0 |
| . | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
4-3=1
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | . | 4 | 4 | |
| - | 2 | . | 3 | 0 |
| . | 1 | 4 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
5-2=3
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 5 | . | 4 | 4 | |
| - | 2 | . | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | . | 1 | 4 |
The solution is: 3.14
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