Difference between 0.9123 and 0.5876

Vertically align numbers with Larger Number on top:
0 . 9 1 2 3
− 0 . 5 8 7 6

Subtract using place value:

Ones Tenths Hundredths Thousandths Ten Thousandths
10 11
8 0 1 13
0.9123 0 . 9 1 2 3
0.5876 0 . 5 8 7 6
Difference 0 . 3 2 4 7
Column traversal from right to left
Ten Thousandths column:
  • Since 3 is less than 6, we have to borrow 1 from the Thousandths column
  • As a result, 3 becomes 13, and 13 − 6 = 7
  • The 2 in the Thousandths column becomes 1

Thousandths column:

  • Since 1 is less than 7, we have to borrow 1 from the Hundredths column
  • As a result, 1 becomes 11, and 11 − 7 = 4
  • The 1 in the Hundredths column becomes 0

Hundredths column:

  • Since 0 is less than 8, we have to borrow 1 from the Tenths column
  • As a result, 0 becomes 10, and 10 − 8 = 2
  • The 9 in the Tenths column becomes 8

Tenths column:

  • 8 − 5 = 3

Ones column:

  • 0 − 0 = 0
10 11
8 0 1 13
0 . 9 1 2 3
− 0 . 5 8 7 6
0 . 3 2 4 7
Therefore, the Difference between 0.9123 and 0.5876 is 0.3247

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

1 1 1
0 . 5 8 7 6
0 . 3 2 4 7
0 . 9 1 2 3

Sum of Smaller Number and Difference = 0.9123
Sum of Smaller Number and Difference = Larger Number (0.9123 = 0.9123) ✓

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