is 999.5- 8777 = 121.8
because I put a decimal between the 877.7 because it was a whole number did I do it right
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is 999.5- 8777 = 121.8 
because I put a decimal between the 877.7 because it was a whole number did I do it right
@SACAPUNTAS 
@SolomonZelman 
@johnweldon1993

anonymous · Answer

Huh?
8777 = 8777.0

You can't just arbitrarily put a decimal point between places though.

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Not quite....8777 is a whole number...the decimal place is put AFTER it...8777.0000000 etc...

so this would be 

999.5 - 8777.0

jazzyluvsu123 · Answer

ok let me try it real quick

jazzyluvsu123 · Answer

7777.5 ?

anonymous · Answer

Your result will be negative, but if that's confusing you, you can always flip the subtraction and then just put a negative sign on the result.

That is to say, do 8777.0 - 999.5 and then negate the result.

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Remember it is a smaller number MINUS a bigger number....you will get a negative result

anonymous · Answer

Which is basically what you started doing... but you have to remember to put the negative sign. So it's -7777.5

jazzyluvsu123 · Answer

ok thanks