What is Substraction?

Subtraction

substractionDefinition. The subtraction is signified by the minus sign (-) and is used when taking one number away from another.

For example, subtract 2 from 10.

10 − 2 = 8

In this example, number 10 is the diminishing number, number 2 is the subtracting number, and number 8 is the difference.

Exercises

Task 1. Subtract the number 2 from the number 5
5 − 2 = 3
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Task 2. Subtract number 4 from number 9
9 − 4 = 5
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Task 3. Subtract number 8 from number 10
10 − 8 = 2
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Task 4. Subtract number 4 from number 12
12 − 4 = 8
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Task 5. Subtract the number 12 from the number 20
20 − 12 = 8
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