In subtraction, the minuend minus the subtrahend equals the difference.
the " difference ".
Minuend minus subtrahend equals difference
20
22 and 12
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the " difference ".
Minuend minus subtrahend equals difference
If you are asking what the result is called, there are two terms for it: difference, and remainder.
In subtraction, the minuend minus the subtrahend equals the difference.
The numbers that are subtracted are called subtrahends. (if a - b = c then a is the minuend, b is the subtrahend and c is the result.)
the difference
This is known as the "Difference".
20
They are 16 and 9
22 and 12
When you subtract one number from another, the result is called the difference. What does your question mean? If by "when two whole numbers are subtracted" you mean that you subtract one whole number from the minuend, and then you subtract another whole number from the difference, then the answer you get is another difference. In effect, you have one minuend and two subtrahends.
447