It is 2 minus 5 = -3
If you take away 3 from 5 your left with 2.
5 apples take away 3 apples leaves you with 2 apples. 5 - 3 = 2
2 Apples 5-3=2
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six
Sixty... when u take 2 letters away you are left with 'six'
5 - 3 = 2 apples
2 apples
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'Take away' in elementary arithmetic is another word for ;subtraction/minus'. e.g. five take away two is three. Symbolically 5 - 2 = 3