Solution - Long subtraction
2.6
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 7 | . | 6 | 2 | |
| - | 5 | . | 0 | 2 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
2-2=0
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 7 | . | 6 | 2 | |
| - | 5 | . | 0 | 2 |
| . | 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
6-0=6
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 7 | . | 6 | 2 | |
| - | 5 | . | 0 | 2 |
| . | 6 | 0 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
7-5=2
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths |
| 7 | . | 6 | 2 | |
| - | 5 | . | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | . | 6 | 0 |
The solution is: 2.6
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