We want to use a place value chart to find the given difference.
3.6257-2.98
Let's fill in the chart!
Place Value Chart
Ones
And
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandths
Ten Thousandths
3
.
6
2
5
7
2
.
9
8
We will subtract the numbers going from right to left. The second number does not have a thousandths or ten thousandths place value, so we can treat them as 0. Let's subtract!
Place Value Chart
Ones
And
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandths
Ten Thousandths
3
.
6
2
5
7
2
.
9
8
0
0
5- 0= 5
7- 0= 7
For the hundredths place value, we cannot subtract 8 from 2. We need to carry 1 from the tenths place value to change the 2 into 12.
Place Value Chart
Ones
And
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandths
Ten Thousandths
3
.
6 5
12
5
7
2
.
9
8
12-8= 4
5
7
Next, we will carry a 1 from the ones place value to change the 5 into 15.
Place Value Chart
Ones
And
Tenths
Hundredths
Thousandths
Ten Thousandths
3 2
.
6 15
12
5
7
2
.
9
8
15-9= 6
4
5
7
Finally, we can subtract the ones and bring down the decimal point.
