Vertically align numbers with Larger Number on top:
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | |
| − | 6 | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 |
Subtract using place value:
| Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones | Tenths | Hundredths | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,771.23 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 |
| 600 | 6 | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | |
| Difference | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 |
Column traversal from right to left
Hundredths column:
Hundredths column:
- 3 − 0 = 3
Tenths column:
- 2 − 0 = 2
Ones column:
- 1 − 0 = 1
Tens column:
- 7 − 0 = 7
Hundreds column:
- 7 − 6 = 1
Thousands column:
- 1 − 0 = 1
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | |
| − | 6 | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 |
Therefore, the Difference between 1,771.23 and 600 is 1,171.23
Check computation by comparing Larger Number and the Sum of Difference and Smaller Number:
| 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | . | 2 | 3 |
Sum of Difference and Smaller Number = 1,771.23
Sum of Difference and Smaller Number = Larger Number (1,771.23 = 1,771.23) ✓
