Subtract. \( 36.503-4.09 \)

To subtract \( 4.09 \) from \( 36.503 \), it's helpful to align the decimal points. So we can rewrite \( 4.09 \) as \( 4.090 \) for easier subtraction. Now, the numbers look like this: ``` 36.503 - 4.090 ---------- ``` Starting from the right, we subtract each column: 1. In the thousandths place: \( 3 - 0 = 3 \) 2. In the hundredths place: \( 0 - 9 \) needs borrowing, so we take \( 1 \) from the \( 5 \) in the tenths place, making it \( 4 \) (so now we have \( 10 \) for the hundredths column). Thus, \( 10 - 9 = 1 \). 3. In the tenths place: \( 4 - 0 = 4 \) 4. In the units place: \( 6 - 4 = 2 \) 5. Finally in the tens place: \( 3 - 0 = 3 \) So, after doing the subtraction, we find: ``` 36.503 - 4.090 ---------- 32.413 ``` The result is \( 32.413 \).