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Find difference of 327.243 and 652.5 Solution: Subtraction proceeds in the following steps: Step 1: Convert Unlike Decimal to like decimal Decimal 327.243 and 652.5 are Unlike Decimals, because: 327.243 have three decimal places i.e. digit 2, 4 and 3 652.5 have only one decimal place i.e. digit 5 Now, 652.5 can be converted into a decimal having two decimal places i.e. by adding 0(Zero) at its hundredths and thousandths place. And after conversion we get; 652.500 having two decimal places i.e. digit 5, 0 and 0 Now, 327.243 and 652.500 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   652.500 - 327.243 Step 3: Do the subtraction as in case of whole numbers and we get: Subtraction of Digits at thousandths place and we get: 0 - 3 = ??? Here we can see that 0 is less than 3, so we will carry 1 from tenths digit (because digit at hundredths place is also 0) and we get; Digit 9 at hundredths place and digit 10 at thousand place (as shown above), so the subtraction will be: 10 - 3 = 7 7 is written in the result at same place value. Subtraction of Digits at hundredths place and we get: Now digit at hundredths place is 9 (as shown above) and its subtraction will be: 9 - 4 = 5 5 is written in the result at same place value. Subtraction of Digits at tenths place. Now digit at tenths place is 4 (as shown above) and its subtraction will be: 4 - 2 = 2 2 is written in the result at same place value. Subtraction of Digits at ones place 2 - 7 = ??? Here we can see that 2 is less than 7, so we will carry 1 from tens digit and we get digit 12 at ones place (as shown above), so the subtraction will be: 12 - 7 = 5 5 is written in the result at same place value. Subtraction of Digits at tens place. Now digit at tens place is 4 (as shown above) and its subtraction will be: 4 - 2 = 2 2 is written in the result at same place value. Subtraction of Digits at hundreds place. 6 - 3 = 3 3 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