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Find the difference.
48.648.6minus−9.249.24
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Part 1
48.648.6minus−9.249.24equals= enter your response here
​(Type a whole number or a​ decimal.)

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To find the difference between 48.6 and 9.24, you can subtract them:

\[ 48.6 - 9.24 \]

First, align the numbers by the decimal point:

  48.60
-  9.24

Now, perform the subtraction:

  1. Subtract the hundredths place: \(0 - 4\) needs borrowing, so we take 1 from the tenths place: \(10 - 4 = 6\)

  2. Now the tenths place: After borrowing, it becomes \(5 - 2 = 3\)

  3. Now subtract the unit's place: \(8 - 9\) again needs borrowing, so we decrease 4 to 3 and make 18: \(18 - 9 = 9\)

  4. Finally subtract the remaining digits: \(4 - 0 = 4\)

Now, putting it all together:

  48.60
-  9.24
--------
  39.36

Thus, the answer is:

\[ \boxed{39.36} \]