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:
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) ✓
