Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321825535
ISBN 13: 978-0-32182-553-7

Chapter 4 - Decimals - 4.3 Adding and Subtracting Decimal Numbers - 4.3 Exercises - Page 285: 7

Answer

$7.763$

Work Step by Step

8.263 - 0.5 To find the difference, first we will rewrite the decimal numbers in columns. We need to align decimal points first and add zeroes as placeholders for ease in calculation as following- #$8.263$ - $0.500$ _______ #$7.763$
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