A student said we cannot subtract 1.97 from 20 because 1.97 has two decimal digits and 20 has none. Do you agree with his statem

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2 years ago

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ent? Explain or show your reasoning.

2 answers:

motikmotik · Answer 1 · 2022-09-01T16:36:59+03:00

motikmotik2 years ago

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Answer:

No

Step-by-step explanation:

everything has a infinite amount of zeroes behind the decimal point or where it ends at least

eimsori [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-09-01T18:56:49+03:00

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Just add a decimal after 20 because it is a whole number.
20.00 - 1.97 = 18.03
Just remember to line up your decimals when subtracting.