Solve the Decimal Equation: Finding the Missing Number in __ - 0.54 = 1.5

Question

$_{——}-0.54=1.5$

00:00 Find the unknown

00:03 Isolate the unknown

00:28 Reduce what's possible

00:51 Use long addition for calculation

00:58 Add and substitute accordingly

01:08 Place the units and remember 1 above

01:16 Add 1 to this addition, and substitute

01:31 And this is the solution to the question

We begin by analyzing the equation $\_ - 0.54 = 1.5$ . To find the number that fits in the blank, we follow these steps:

Step 1: Recognize that we need to solve for the blank such that when 0.54 is subtracted, the result is 1.5.
Step 2: Rearrange the equation to solve for the missing number. Thus, we have: $\_ = 1.5 + 0.54$
Step 3: Perform the addition to find: $1.5 + 0.54 = 2.04$

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $2.04$ .

$2.04$