Subtract the decimals: align the decimal points.<br><br>&bull; 8.04 − 3.56<br>&bull; 4 hundredths − 6 hundredths: borrow 1 from the tenths: 14 − 6 = 8 hundredths<br>&bull; 7.9 − 3.5 (after borrowing) = 4.4<br>&bull; 8.04 − 3.56 = 4.48<br><br>Final Answer: 4.48