Subtracting Decimals

9 tenths – 3 tenths

• 12 hundredths

• 1 one and 2 tenths

• 6 tenths

• 6 hundredths

9 ones 2 thousandths – 3 ones

• 6 ones and 2 thousandths

• 9 ones and 1 thousandth

• 12 ones and 2 thousandths

• 12 ones and 2 hundredths

4 hundreds 6 hundredths – 3 hundredths

• 4 hundreds and 9 hundredths

• 7 hundreds and 6 hundredths

• 13 hundreds

• 4 hundreds and 3 hundredths

56 thousandths – 23 thousandths

• 79 thousandths

• 3 hundredths and 3 thousandths

• 3 tenths and 3 hundredths

• 3 tenths and 3 thousandths

41.84 – 0.9 =

• 4.94

• 40.94

• 41.14

• 40.904

341.84 – 21.92 =

• 319.92

• 319.12

• 320.12

• 319.092

5.182 – 0.09 =

• 5.112

• 51.12

• 5.092

• 5.191

741 – 3.91

• 737.009

• 737.09

• 450

• 4.50

Mr. House wrote 8 tenths minus 5 hundredths on the board. Maggie said the answer is 3 hundredths because 8 minus 5 is 3. Is she correct?

• Yes

• No

A clipboard costs $2.23. It costs $0.58 more than a notebook. Lisa bought two clipboards and one notebook. She paid with a ten-dollar bill. How much change does Lisa get?

• 7.27

• 5.23

• 2.73

• 4.46