Solve Decimal Subtraction: 19.28 - 15.39

Question

Solve the following exercise and circle the appropriate answer:

19.28-15.39

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's solve the exercise in order:

Let's subtract the hundreds after the decimal point:

89= 8-9=

Since we cannot subtract, we'll borrow ten from the tenths digit after the decimal point and get:

189=9 18-9=9

Let's subtract the tenths after the decimal point, remembering that we borrowed ten, therefore:

213=13 2-1-3=1-3

Since we cannot subtract, we'll borrow ten from the tens digit of the whole number and get:

113=8 11-3=8

Finally, let's subtract the whole numbers before the decimal point accordingly.

Let's remember that we borrowed ten from the tens digit, therefore:

915=3 9-1-5=3

11=0 1-1=0

And we get:

19.2815.3903.89 19.28\\-15.39\\03.89

We can ignore the zero before the 3 and we got the number: 3.89

Answer

3.89