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What is a subtrahend and a minuend?
If you are subtracting one quantity from another, the starting amount is called the minuend; the amount subtracted from it is called the subtrahend. The result is called the difference. In practice, the terms "minuend" and "subtrahend" are rarely used outside of the classroom. So to simplify it:minuend - subtrahend = difference.It is the number being taken away from in subtraction: minuend-subtrahend=difference.
What is The parts of an expression that can be added or subtracted called?
It is an addend or subtrahend but almost nobody uses those terms.
What do you call the -7 in the subtraction problem -2 - 5 equals -7?
The -7 is called the difference. In any subtraction problem: a = b - c a is the difference b and c are terms (technically, b is minuend and c is subtrahend, but these terms are not really used in modern math)
What is the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted?
The subtrahend is subtracted from the minuend
What is the subtrahend of 9 - 6 3?
In subtraction, the minuend minus the subtrahend equals the difference.
