Question

What is to be subtracted from $9.6$ to get $2.765$?

Answer 1

Subtraction of decimal numbers:

Let the number be ‘ x ’ that has to be subtracted from $9.6$ to get $2.765$

We get the equation,

$$\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow 9.6-x=2.765 \\ \Rightarrow 9.6-2.765=x \\ Atfirst,weconvertthegivendecimalstolikedecimalsas9.600-2.765=x \\ Now,x=9.600-2.765 \\ Writingthesedecimalsinacolumnformbyaligningdecimalpoints,weget \\ 9.600 \\ -2.765 \\ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \\ 6.835 \\ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \\ x=6.835 \\ Therefore,therequiredvalueis6.835 \end{gathered}$$