There are several words used to indicate subtraction. Minus, deducted, subtracted from, decreased by, less than.
Decreased Less Than Minus Lose Deduct
difference
The words "decreased by" suggest the operation of subtraction.
subtraction
minus, deduct,diminish
Other words are: division, subtraction, and addition.
Yes, 'take out'.
Reduction Diminution Lessening
Add your answer with the lower number of the subtraction problem and if it adds up to the upper number then you are right.
The word 'subtraction' is the noun form of the verb to subtract, a word meaning to take away. The noun 'subtraction' is a word for the process of taking a part away from the whole.
minus, take away, less than