Solution - Long subtraction
2.891
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 9 | . | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| - | 6 | . | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Subtract the numbers in the thousandths column from the top number:
5-4=1
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 9 | . | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| - | 6 | . | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| . | 1 |
Because the upper digit (3) in the hundredths column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the number to the left (9.0) which becomes (8.9) and get (13).
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 8 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 9 | . | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| - | 6 | . | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| . | 1 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
13-4=9
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 8 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 9 | . | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| - | 6 | . | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| . | 9 | 1 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
9-1=8
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 8 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 9 | . | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| - | 6 | . | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| . | 8 | 9 | 1 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
8-6=2
| Place value | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 8 | 9 | 13 | |||
| 9 | . | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| - | 6 | . | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | . | 8 | 9 | 1 |
The solution is: 2.891
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