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Find difference of 5.42 and 2.8 Subtraction proceeds in the following steps: Step 1: Convert Unlike Decimal to like decimal Decimal 5.42 and 2.8 are Unlike Decimals, because: 5.42 have two decimal places i.e. digit 4 and 2 2.8 have only one decimal place i.e. digit 8, Now, 2.8 can be converted into a decimal having two decimal places i.e. by adding 0(Zero) at its hundredths place. And after conversion we get; 2.80 having two decimal places i.e. digit 8 and 0 Now, 5.42 and 2.80 are like Decimals because both have similar decimal places Step 2: Write minuend and subtrahend in such a way that decimal point and digit of same place values should be at same vertical order or same place value   5.42 - 2.80 Step 3: Do the subtraction as in case of whole numbers and we get: Subtraction of Digits at hundredths place and we get: 2 - 0 = 2 8 is written in the result at same place value. Subtraction of Digits at tenths place. 4 - 8 = ??? Here we can see that 4 is less than 8, so we will carry 1 from ones digit and we get digit 14 at tenths place (as shown above), so the subtraction will be: 14 - 8 = 6 6 is written in the result at same place value. Subtraction of Digits at ones place Now digit at ones place is 4 (as shown above) and its subtraction will be: 4 - 2 = 2 2 is written in the result at same place value. Step 4: Decimal Point of given decimals and answer should be at same vertical order or at same place. Related Question Examples Subtract 245.1 from 786.864 Find difference of 5.42 and 2.8 Solve (41.8 - 28.34) Find difference of 327.243 and 652.5