Our Subtracting Decimals (Mixed Places) worksheet is an advanced challenge for 5th graders, requiring zero placeholders to execute borrowing correctly.

How to Solve Decimals - Subtraction

Line up the decimal points! This is critical: if the top number has fewer decimal places than the bottom number, you MUST add zeros to the end of the top number so you have something to subtract from. You will likely need to borrow immediately from the left after placing those zeros.

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