Subtraction of Decimals

Subtract 0.55 from 0.77.

• 0.02

• 0.22

• 0.002

• 0.022

Find the difference. 0.93 - 0.39

• 0.54

• 0.45

• 0.55

• 0.44

Subtraction of decimals is almost the same as subtraction of ____________________.

In subtraction of decimals, we align the digits, then we subtract from ___________________ .

In subtraction of decimals, we will write them down _________________ , aligning the decimal points and the digits.

The following are keywords in subtraction of decimals in solving word problems, except one.

• left

• difference

• minus

• increase

Luz wants to buy a bag that costs ₱375.95. If she has saved ₱148.50 for it, how much more does she need?

• ₱227.45

• ₱207.45

• ₱217.55

• ₱207.35

The difference of two decimal numbers is 4.5. The smaller decimal number is 3.4.

Think of a decimal number when subtracted from 12.6 the difference is 5.

The difference of two decimal numbers is 3.25. What could have been the decimal numbers?