Decimal Subtraction: Calculate 0.98 - 0.36

To solve the problem of $0.98 - 0.36$, we will perform the following steps, ensuring clarity in how decimal subtraction operates:

• Step 1: Align the numbers by their decimal points:
     0.98
  -  0.36
       ------

• Step 2: Subtract from the rightmost column (hundredths place):
  We have 8 minus 6 in the hundredths place, which gives us 2.

• Step 3: Move to the tenths place:
  In the tenths place, we subtract 3 from 9, which gives us 6.

• Step 4: Since there is no borrowing across the decimal, move to the units place. Nothing to subtract from left of the decimals, 0 remains unaffected.
      0.98
  -  0.36
      ------
      0.62

Therefore, the final result of the subtraction $0.98 - 0.36$ is $0.62$.