Solution - Long subtraction
5.736
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 6 | . | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| - | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the thousandths column from the top number:
8-2=6
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 6 | . | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| - | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| . | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
6-3=3
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 6 | . | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| - | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| . | 3 | 6 |
Because the upper digit (1) in the tenths column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the digit (6) in the next number place which becomes (5) and get (11).
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 5 | 11 | ||||
| 6 | . | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| - | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| . | 3 | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
11-4=7
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 5 | 11 | ||||
| 6 | . | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| - | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| . | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
5-0=5
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 5 | 11 | ||||
| 6 | . | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| - | 0 | . | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | . | 7 | 3 | 6 |
The solution is: 5.736
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