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Evaluating 14.652014.65 - 20

To evaluate the expression 14.652014.65 - 20, first determine the sign. Since a larger magnitude number is being subtracted from a smaller one, the difference will be negative. To compute the value, subtract the smaller number from the larger (2014.6520 - 14.65). Since 2020 is a whole number, place a decimal point after the 00 and use zeroes as placeholders to make it 20.0020.00. Aligning the decimal points vertically, subtract 14.6514.65 from 20.0020.00 as if they were whole numbers, which yields 5.355.35. Finally, write the result with the correct negative sign. Therefore, 14.6520=5.3514.65 - 20 = -5.35.

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