How do you simplify $4.19-2.016$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-03T20:05:59

$2.174$

This is a normal subtraction of decimals.

Make sure that you write them with the decimal points aligned.
Convert 1 tenth to 10 hundredths to be able to subtract (borrow).

$" "4.190" "rarr" "4.18^1 0$
$" "ul(-2.016)" "ul(-2.016)$
$color(white)(.........................................)ul2.174$

Check:

$" "2.016$
$" "ul2.174$
$" "ul4.190$

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