Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 1
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6. Sales Tax, Tips, and Markup
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Exercise 28 Page 158

To subtract decimals, line up the decimal points so that place-value positions correspond.

$ 76.25

Practice makes perfect

Before we find the exact difference, we can make an estimate by rounding the given numbers. We will round $ 25.75 to $ 26 because it is the closest whole number. $ 102-$ 26=$ 76The difference between $ 102 and $ 25.75 is about $ 76. To subtract decimals, we line up the decimal points so that place-value positions correspond. Annex zeros so that each place has a digit. Let's ignore the dollar unit for now.

Now we subtract the decimals just as we would with whole numbers and place the decimal point in the answer.

subtraction

Our answer $ 76.25 is really close to our estimation!