answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

subtraction means you have to take away from the number

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

subtract means you have to take away from the number

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What does subtracting mean?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What does decreased by mean?

It’s mean subtracting


What does trade mean in subtracting?

to take away?


What does opposite mean in maths?

Adding is the opposite of subtracting


What does subtracting fractions mean?

It means you have to subtract fractions.


Does debit mean taking out subtracting from a checking account?

18,000


Does the word delta mean the same thing as difference when subtracting two numbers?

"Delta" is often used to mean "the difference" between two numbers, and that is the same as subtracting. When you subtract, the answer is called the "difference."


What does decreased mean for maths?

Made smaller - by subtracting a positive quantity.


What do it mean do find a sum or difference in fraction?

The sum is the answer for adding and the difference is the answer for subtracting...


What happens to tens digit and the ones digit when you subtract?

The answer will depend on what you are subtracting! The answer will depend on what you are subtracting! The answer will depend on what you are subtracting! The answer will depend on what you are subtracting!


Do you minus the denominator?

Do you mean like when you're trying to calculate the value of a variable? You divide the numerator by the denominator? If the operation involves subtracting a numerator from a denominator, then you would be subtracting the numerator.


What does minus mean in math terms?

Its another word for subtracting one number from the other.


Do you need to add whole numbers when subtracting fractions?

add? dont you mean subtract?