Difference between 0.8976 and 0.5463

Vertically align numbers with Larger Number on top:
0 . 8 9 7 6
0 . 5 4 6 3

Subtract using place value:

Ones Tenths Hundredths Thousandths Ten Thousandths
0.8976 0 . 8 9 7 6
0.5463 0 . 5 4 6 3
Difference 0 . 3 5 1 3
Column traversal from right to left
Ten Thousandths column:
  • 6 − 3 = 3

Thousandths column:

  • 7 − 6 = 1

Hundredths column:

  • 9 − 4 = 5

Tenths column:

  • 8 − 5 = 3

Ones column:

  • 0 − 0 = 0
0 . 8 9 7 6
0 . 5 4 6 3
0 . 3 5 1 3
Therefore, the Difference between 0.8976 and 0.5463 is 0.3513

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

0 . 5 4 6 3
0 . 3 5 1 3
0 . 8 9 7 6

Sum of Smaller Number and Difference = 0.8976
Sum of Smaller Number and Difference = Larger Number (0.8976 = 0.8976) ✓

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