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Working outspacecontinue overpage if you needmore roomHow to Conquer Fractions, Decimals & Percentages Vol 2 MethodDecimalsSubtraction** Important: Before subtracting make sure you place the decimalpoints of each number and the answer exactly underneath one another.Method1. Write the bigger number. 2. Write the number to be subtracted underneath the biggerone, ensuring that the decimal point falls in a straight line exactly underneath the decimal pointof the bigger number. 3. Don’t subtract just yet….insert the decimal point of the answer, underneaththe decimal points of the two numbers above. 4. Now subtract, from right to left.Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 49.7 - 6.5 8.4 – 4.9 46.8 – 9.7 48 – 6.49 . 7 8 . 4 4 6 . 8 4 8 . 0- 6 . 5 - 4 . 9 - 9 . 7 - 6 . 43 . 2 3 . 5 3 7 . 1 4 1 . 6Example 5 Example 6590.06 – 12.007 668.06 – 0.0895 9 0 . 0 6 6 6 8 . 0 6- 1 2 . 0 0 7 - 0 . 0 8 95 7 8 . 0 5 3 6 6 7 . 9 7 1Now try these:1 8.5 – 2.3 2 9.9 – 4.7 3 7.4 – 5.9 4 5.0 – 3.9 5 7.6 – 6.96 10.4 – 4.7 7 14.7 – 6.8 8 34.8 – 7.9 9 63.6 – 0.09 10 70.04 – 5.9911 64.02 – 55.088 12 7.1 – 0.034 13 8 – 7.999 14 50 – 23.9315 30.24 - 17 16 300.2 – 0.7 17 100 – 9.99 18 42.87 – 3.919 6 – 5.01 20 30.2 – 29.99 21 33.33 – 0.99 22 43.85 – 42.923 40 – 3.26 24 20.76 – 7.95 25 43 – 41.99No. Correct % Score Signature or Comment© Intelligent Australia Productions 22