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The second number in a subtraction problem is called the subtrahend.
A subtrahend is the second number in a subtraction problem. 8-2=6 8 8 is called the minuend and 2 is called the subtrahend. The opposite of subtraction so the opposite of a subtrahend is an addend.
The first number is called the minuend. The second number is called the subtrahend. The answer is called the difference.
#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
In any subtraction sum, for example, 8 - 3 = 5, the first number is called the minuend. The second number is the subtrahend, and the third number is the difference.