Question

I'm having trouble figuring out what the difference between two positive numbers are. The numbers are 3.9 and 8.3 and I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do. Subtract both numbers? If so, in hat order?

Answer 1

To find the difference between these numbers you need to subtract 8.3 - 3.9
and that equals 4.4<span />

Answer 2

You will subtract both numbers in that order that it is written. If it was put as 3.9 and 8.3, then subtract the 2 numbers.

Since 3.9 is less then 8.3, this will be a little tricky. I will show you a hack I use.

Since we know 3.9 is less then 8.3, that means the answer will be a negative answer.

I subtract 8.3-3.9 first, which is 4.4.

Since it is 3.9 that is first, 4.4 will change to negative 4.4.

-4.4 will be your answer.

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