Chapter 1, Problem 6QC

To determine

The evaluate: $5.7-3.5$

Answer to Problem 6QC

  $2.2$

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

  $5.7-3.5$

Calculation:

Here we are given with $-$ operator, so we must perform subtraction for the given numbers.

The subtraction operation has been performed below for the given numbers-

  $\underset{\_}{\begin{array}{l}\underset{\_}{\begin{array}{l}5.7\\ -3.5\end{array}}\\ 2.2\end{array}}$

First, we will subtract numbers after the decimal basis their position, subtracting 5 from 7 will result in 2.

Now we will add numbers before decimal, subtracting 3 from 5 will yield 2.

So, the final answer is $2.2$