If you subtract 64.85 from 209.11, what is the result?

When performing the subtraction of 64.85 from 209.11, you effectively calculate how much remains after taking away 64.85 from 209.11. To find this, you can line up the numbers by their decimal points and perform the basic subtraction:

Starting with the larger number, 209.11:

209.11

-  64.85

Subtracting from right to left, you'd first handle the hundredths place (1 - 5), which involves borrowing:

• In the hundredths place, since 1 is less than 5, you need to borrow from the tenths place. After borrowing, the calculation changes to (11 - 5), giving you 6 for the hundredths.

• Moving to the tenths place, since you borrowed 1, you have (0 - 8), requiring another borrow. After doing that, you get (10 - 8) in the tenths place, yielding a 2.

• For the units column, this becomes (9 - 4) which equals 5.

• Finally, for the hundreds place, you find (2 - 0) gives you 2.

Putting that all together, the result