Prompt: question_prompt: How much is 12.00 minus 3.45?
Align and Subtract: Subtract the two numbers, aligning the decimal points: 12.00−3.45.
Perform Subtraction: Perform the subtraction: 2 in the hundredths place, 5 in the tenths place (0−4 cannot be done, so we borrow 1 from the ones place, making it 10−4), 9 in the ones place (1 borrowed from the tens place, so 1−1=0 and then 10−3), and 1 in the tens place.