3.4 minus 2.1

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on Mar 19, 2025 at 1:02 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: 3.42.13.4 - 2.1

MathBot Answer:

3.42.1=1.3=1310 3.4 - 2.1=1.3=\frac{13}{10}


3.402.11.3 \begin{aligned} \mathtt{3}&\mathtt{.}\mathtt{4}\\ \mathtt{-\phantom{0}}\mathtt{2}&\mathtt{.}\mathtt{1}\\ \hline \mathtt{1}&\mathtt{.}\mathtt{3} \end{aligned}

33 is the digit in the 10110^{-1} place. 4×1011×101=3×1014 \times 10^{-1} - 1 \times 10^{-1} = 3 \times 10^{-1}.

11 is the digit in the 10010^{0} place. 3×1002×100=1×1003 \times 10^{0} - 2 \times 10^{0} = 1 \times 10^{0}.