Question

What is to be subtracted from $8.314$ to get $0.943$?

Answer 1

Step 1:Converting to like decimals

$$\begin{gathered} 104.3=104.300 \\ 242.111=242.111 \end{gathered}$$

Step 2: Subtracting decimals

Subtract starting from the rightmost digit and moving towards the leftmost digit.Subtract starting from the rightmost digit and moving towards the leftmost digit.Place the decimal point under the decimal point in the answer.

$-242.111104.300137.811$

Hence, the required decimal is $137.811$.