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Question 48

A tank holds 6 litres before 2.375 litres are removed. Enter the number of litres remaining.

Correct answer

3.625

Explanation

Pad the starting amount to 6.000 and subtract: 6.000 - 2.375 = 3.625 litres remain. Computing 6 - 2 = 4 and then attaching 0.375 would ignore the borrowing required across decimal places.

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