Tuesday, September 12, 2023

68.567 – 13 – 2.43 Would look like:

 Correct

Step 1: Line up the numbers by their decimal point.

68.567 – 13 – 2.43

Would look like:

        68.567
13
–   2.43    

Now all of our place values are lined up.

Step 2: Fill in any empty spots with a placeholder zero.

68.567
13.000
02.430

Step 3: Subtract like normal.

 68.567
13.000
02.430
   53.137

68.567 – 13 – 2.43 is equal to 53.137.