Question

What is 34 - 12.65 ??

Answer 1

21.35

Explanations:

Given the expression:

`34-12.65`

First, we can convert the decimal to fraction to have:

`\begin{gathered} =34-(1265)/(100) \\ =(34)/(1)-(1265)/(100) \end{gathered}`

Find the LCM

`\begin{gathered} (34(100)-1265)/(100) \\ =(3400-1265)/(100) \\ =(2,135)/(100) \\ =21.35 \end{gathered}`

Hence the difference between 34 and 12.65 is 21.35