Subtracting Multi-Digit Decimals - Common Core: 6th Grade Math
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Shawn bought two coats at the jacket store for 
. He returned one of the two coats the next day and received 
back on his credit card. How much did the other coat cost?
Shawn bought two coats at the jacket store for
In order to find the cost of the coat that Shawn kept you must subtract the amount of money that went back on his credit card from the total that he spent on the two coats.
In order to find the cost of the coat that Shawn kept you must subtract the amount of money that went back on his credit card from the total that he spent on the two coats.
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Find the difference.
Find the difference.
Finding a difference means to subtract.
In the hundredths column, we can easily subtract 
.
In the tenths column we must borrow from the 7 (making it 6) and also making the 2 a 12. Now we can subtract 
.
Finally in the ones column we can subtract 
.
Thus the final answer is 1.43.
Finding a difference means to subtract.
In the hundredths column, we can easily subtract
In the tenths column we must borrow from the 7 (making it 6) and also making the 2 a 12. Now we can subtract
Finally in the ones column we can subtract
Thus the final answer is 1.43.
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Elliot bought 
coffee drinks from a famous coffee shop. The first two drinks cost him 
and he paid a total of 
. How much did the third drink cost?
Elliot bought
To find the cost of the third drink, you must subtract the total cost by the cost of the two drinks.
To find the cost of the third drink, you must subtract the total cost by the cost of the two drinks.
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We first subtract the hundredths place: 
Then the tenths place: Since 
is less than 
, we have to borrow from the 
, the 
becomes a 
and the 
becomes 
: 
Then the ones place: 
So the final answer is 
.
We first subtract the hundredths place:
Then the tenths place: Since
Then the ones place:
So the final answer is
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We first subtract the hundredths place: 
Then the tenths place: Since 
is less than 
, we have to borrow from the 
, the 
becomes a 
and the 
becomes 
: 
Then the ones place: 
, since the 
is less than 
, we have to borrow from the 
, the 
becomes 
is the tens place, and the 
becomes 
in the ones place:
So the final answer is 
.
We first subtract the hundredths place:
Then the tenths place: Since
Then the ones place:
So the final answer is
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What is 
?
What is
removed from 
results in the whole integer 
.
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Subtract: 
Subtract:
Rewrite 
adding the correct number of placeholders and evaluate.
Rewrite
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The above is a menu at the concession stand at a drive-in movie. The stand also offers a special "Meal Deal": a hamburger or a hot dog, a medium order of fries, and a medium soda for 
.
Randy orders two Meal Deals - a hamburger Meal Deal for himself and a hot dog Meal Deal for his friend Denise. How much more would he have paid for the items separately?
(Ignore tax)
The above is a menu at the concession stand at a drive-in movie. The stand also offers a special "Meal Deal": a hamburger or a hot dog, a medium order of fries, and a medium soda for
Randy orders two Meal Deals - a hamburger Meal Deal for himself and a hot dog Meal Deal for his friend Denise. How much more would he have paid for the items separately?
(Ignore tax)
The two Meal Deals cost 
.
Purchased separately, the hamburger would have cost $4.89; the hot dog, $4.39; each of the two medium orders of fries, $2.79; and each of the two medium sodas, $1.69. The total price of the items, purchased separately, would have been
The difference between this and the $16 paid for the food is
The two Meal Deals cost
Purchased separately, the hamburger would have cost $4.89; the hot dog, $4.39; each of the two medium orders of fries, $2.79; and each of the two medium sodas, $1.69. The total price of the items, purchased separately, would have been
The difference between this and the $16 paid for the food is
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