Solution - Long subtraction
96.537
Step-by-step explanation
1. Rewrite the numbers from top to bottom, aligned by their place values
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 9 | 6 | . | 7 | |||
| - | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| . |
Put zeros in the blank number places:
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 9 | 6 | . | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| . |
2. Subtract the numbers using long subtraction method
Because the upper digit (0) in the thousandths column is too small to get a positive difference, borrow 1 from the number to the left (70) which becomes (69) and get (10).
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | . | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| . |
Subtract the numbers in the thousandths column from the top number:
10-0-3=7
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | . | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| . | 7 |
Subtract the numbers in the hundredths column from the top number:
9-6=3
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | . | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| . | 3 | 7 |
Subtract the numbers in the tenths column from the top number:
6-1=5
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | . | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| . | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Subtract the numbers in the ones column from the top number:
6-0=6
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | . | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 6 | . | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Write 9 in the tens place.
| Place value | tens | ones | . | tenths | hundredths | thousandths |
| 6 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | . | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| - | 0 | . | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| 9 | 6 | . | 5 | 3 | 7 |
The solution is: 96.537
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