Solve Decimal Subtraction: 1.76 - 0.8 Step by Step

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: Align the numbers by their decimal points and add a zero to $0.8$, making it $0.80$.
• Step 2: Perform the subtraction from right to left, column by column, borrowing as needed.

Let's go through each step in detail:
Step 1: We write the numbers as: $\begin{array}{r} 1.76 \\ -0.80 \\ \hline \end{array}$

Step 2: Start subtracting from the rightmost digit: - In the hundredths column, subtract 0 from 6: $6 - 0 = 6$. - In the tenths column, subtract 8 from 7: Since $7 - 8$ is negative, borrow 1 from the units column. This gives 17 in the tenths place. Subtract 8 from 17: $17 - 8 = 9$. - In the units column, after borrowing, subtract 0 from what is now 0 in the column (formerly 1 before borrowing): $0 - 0 = 0$.

Putting this together, the result is $0.96$.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $0.96$.