Difference between 0.03242 and 0.0288

Vertically align numbers with Larger Number on top:
0 . 0 3 2 4 2
− 0 . 0 2 8 8 0

Subtract using place value:

Ones Tenths Hundredths Thousandths Ten Thousandths Hundred Thousandths
11
2 1 14
0.03242 0 . 0 3 2 4 2
0.0288 0 . 0 2 8 8 0
Difference 0 . 0 0 3 6 2
Column traversal from right to left
Hundred Thousandths column:
  • 2 − 0 = 2

Ten Thousandths column:

  • Since 4 is less than 8, we have to borrow 1 from the Thousandths column
  • As a result, 4 becomes 14, and 14 − 8 = 6
  • The 2 in the Thousandths column becomes 1

Thousandths column:

  • Since 1 is less than 8, we have to borrow 1 from the Hundredths column
  • As a result, 1 becomes 11, and 11 − 8 = 3
  • The 3 in the Hundredths column becomes 2

Hundredths column:

  • 2 − 2 = 0

Tenths column:

  • 0 − 0 = 0

Ones column:

  • 0 − 0 = 0
11
2 1 14
0 . 0 3 2 4 2
− 0 . 0 2 8 8 0
0 . 0 0 3 6 2
Therefore, the Difference between 0.03242 and 0.0288 is 0.00362

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

1 1
0 . 0 2 8 8 0
0 . 0 0 3 6 2
0 . 0 3 2 4 2

Sum of Smaller Number and Difference = 0.03242
Sum of Smaller Number and Difference = Larger Number (0.03242 = 0.03242) ✓

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