what is 5-16 tenths
5 - (16 tenths) = 3.4
5 - (16/10)
(50/10) - (16/10) = 34/10 = 3 4/10 = 3 2/5
To solve the subtraction problem 5 - 16 tenths, we need to subtract the tenths from the whole number.
First, let's convert the mixed number into a decimal. Since "tenths" represents the decimal place value after the decimal point, we can convert 16 tenths to the decimal form of 0.6 (since 1 tenth is equivalent to 0.1).
So, the problem becomes 5 - 0.6.
To subtract decimal numbers, we align the decimal points and then subtract each place value from right to left. If needed, we can add zeros to the right of the decimal point for alignment.
In this case, when subtracting 0.6 from 5, we align the decimal points as follows:
5.0
- 0.6
Now, subtract from right to left:
0 in the tenths place of 5 minus 6 in the tenths place of 0.6 is -6. Since we cannot have a negative value in the tenths place, we borrow 1 whole from the left.
We then have:
4 in the ones place of 5 minus 0 in the ones place of 0.6 is 4.
Finally, the result of 5 - 16 tenths is 4.4.