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Add the result to the number you were subtracting; if this equals the original number then the subtraction is likely to be correct.
example: if you calculated 123 - 56 and get the result 67, check by working out 67 + 56 and see if you get 123.
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Can a subtraction problem can be called a sum?
No, the answer in a subtraction problem is the difference.
A subtraction problem with mixed numbers where you need to rename?
It is still a subtraction problem.
How do you check addition with division?
You don't. You can check addition with subtraction or subtraction with addition, since subtraction is the opposite of addition. Similary, you can check division with multiplication, or vice versa.
What is a result of a subtraction problem?
Subtraction, like addition, results in a sum.
How do you check my math solution twice when there's an equals sign?
It depends whether it is a subtraction, mulitplication, addition, or division problem.
What do you call the answer to subtraction problem?
The answer in a subtraction problem is difference.
Describe a way to check the correctness of a subtraction answer?
Add your answer with the lower number of the subtraction problem and if it adds up to the upper number then you are right.
Can a subtraction problem can be called a sum?
No, the answer in a subtraction problem is the difference.
The answer to subtraction is?
you calll the answer to a subtraction problem a difference
What is the result of a subtraction problem called?
The result of a subtraction problem is called the difference.
What is the answer in a subtraction problem called?
The answer to a subtraction problem is called the difference.
A subtraction problem with mixed numbers where you need to rename?
It is still a subtraction problem.
What is the second number in a subtraction problem?
The second number in a subtraction problem is called the subtrahend.
What is the answer of a subtraction question?
The answer to a subtraction problem is called the difference
Subtraction answer name?
The answer to a subtraction problem is called the difference.
When doing a math problem dividing how can you check your problem?
You can multiply the answer to see if it's right. same with multiplication, addition, and subtraction. Multiplication, you divide, to check addition, you subtract, and subtract, you add.
How do you check addition with division?
You don't. You can check addition with subtraction or subtraction with addition, since subtraction is the opposite of addition. Similary, you can check division with multiplication, or vice versa.
