Difference between 8.967 and 7.299

Vertically align numbers with Larger Number on top:
8 . 9 6 7
7 . 2 9 9

Subtract using place value:

Ones Tenths Hundredths Thousandths
15
8 5 17
8.967 8 . 9 6 7
7.299 7 . 2 9 9
Difference 1 . 6 6 8
Column traversal from right to left
Thousandths column:
  • Since 7 is less than 9, we have to borrow 1 from the Hundredths column
  • As a result, 7 becomes 17, and 17 − 9 = 8
  • The 6 in the Hundredths column becomes 5

Hundredths column:

  • Since 5 is less than 9, we have to borrow 1 from the Tenths column
  • As a result, 5 becomes 15, and 15 − 9 = 6
  • The 9 in the Tenths column becomes 8

Tenths column:

  • 8 − 2 = 6

Ones column:

  • 8 − 7 = 1
15
8 5 17
8 . 9 6 7
7 . 2 9 9
1 . 6 6 8
Therefore, the Difference between 8.967 and 7.299 is 1.668

Check computation by comparing Larger Number and the Sum of Smaller Number and Difference:

1 1
7 . 2 9 9
1 . 6 6 8
8 . 9 6 7

Sum of Smaller Number and Difference = 8.967
Sum of Smaller Number and Difference = Larger Number (8.967 = 8.967) ✓

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