21.35
Given the expression:
[tex]34-12.65[/tex]First, we can convert the decimal to fraction to have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} =34-\frac{1265}{100} \\ =\frac{34}{1}-\frac{1265}{100} \end{gathered}[/tex]Find the LCM
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{34(100)-1265}{100} \\ =\frac{3400-1265}{100} \\ =\frac{2,135}{100} \\ =21.35 \end{gathered}[/tex]Hence the difference between 34 and 12.65 is 21.35