minuend and subtrahend
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#1. when you are adding they are called addends #2. When you are subtracting they are called the first number is called a minuend and the second one is called a subtrahend #3. a sum is an answer to a addition problem #4. a difference is a answer to a subtraction problem
Each part of a subtraction problem has a name. Remainder is what is left over (answer). When you are subtracting to compare two groups, or to find out how many more things are needed, this is called the difference. The number being taken away or subtracted is the subtrahend. The number from which the subtrahend is taken is called minuend.
In any subtraction sum, such as 5 - 3 = 2, the first number is the minuend, the second number is the subtrahend, and the answer is called the difference.
"How many ?" is counting. It can be the result of any math operation.In fact, "How many ?" is the question at the end of EVERY math problem. Whateverthe problem is, it always says "After you do this, how many do you wind up with ?"
The result of subtraction is the difference.{Blabale} Wow, two seconds after I submitted it, you gave me the answer. Wow, that's amazing.