Solve Decimal Subtraction: 574.86 minus 46

Question

00:00 Solve

00:03 Place 0 in missing digits, let's position the decimal point:

00:06 We'll start subtracting from right to left

00:13 Calculate and place accordingly

00:29 The digit is too small for subtraction, so we'll borrow from the next

00:33 The next digit will decrease by 1, and our digit will increase by 10

00:39 Now let's subtract from the larger number

00:42 Calculate and place accordingly

00:50 Let's continue subtracting, calculating, and placing accordingly

01:09 And this is the solution to the question

To solve the problem of subtracting $46$ from $574.86$ , follow these steps:

Step 1: Write the numbers in a vertical format aligned by the decimal point:
     574.86
  -    46.00
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Step 2: Subtract starting from the rightmost digits and move towards the left. Begin with the tenths place:
- The tenths place: $6 - 0 = 6$ .
- The units place: $4 - 0 = 4$ .
- In the tens place, $7 - 6 = 1$ .
- The hundreds place: $5 - 0 = 5$ .
Write down the result: 528.86

Thus, the result of subtracting $46$ from $574.86$ is $528.86$ .

528.86