Converting the decimals into like decimals, we get $$ 13.876 $$ and $$ 22.000 $$ Writing them into column form with the larger one at the top and subtracting, we get: $$ 22.000 $$ $$ -13.876 $$ __________ $$ 8.124 $$ Hence $$ ( 13.876 - 22) = 8.124 $$