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Yes, since adding a minus is the same as subtracting a plus; for example
5 - 3 = 2
5 - (+3) = 2
5 + (-3) = 2
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoYes, you can add the inverse additive. For example:* To subtract 3 is the same as to add -3.
* To subtract -5 is the same as to add 5.
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What is a result of a subtraction problem?
Subtraction, like addition, results in a sum.
How can a subtraction problem be turned into a addition problem?
When you have a negative number after the subtraction sign it turns in to addition. For example +7 - (-7) = 14 and (-7) - 7 = (-14)
Is sum and difference the same?
No. The sum is the answer to an addition problem. The difference is the answer to a subtraction problem.
What is the math word for the answer to a subtraction problem?
multiplication - product division - quotient addition - summation subtraction - difference
What is the answer called to a mutiplucation problem?
A multiplication problem's answer is called a product. For a addition or subtraction problem it is called a sum.
Is sum part of addition or subtraction?
addition Sum is the result of an addition problem. Difference is the result of a subtraction problem.
What is a result of a subtraction problem?
Subtraction, like addition, results in a sum.
How can a subtraction problem be turned into a addition problem?
When you have a negative number after the subtraction sign it turns in to addition. For example +7 - (-7) = 14 and (-7) - 7 = (-14)
Is sum and difference the same?
No. The sum is the answer to an addition problem. The difference is the answer to a subtraction problem.
What is another word for the answer to an subtraction problem?
Answer for an addition problem= sum. Answer for a subtraction problem= difference. Answer for a multiplication problem= product. Answer for a division problem= quotient.
What is the math word for the answer to a subtraction problem?
multiplication - product division - quotient addition - summation subtraction - difference
What is the answer called to a mutiplucation problem?
A multiplication problem's answer is called a product. For a addition or subtraction problem it is called a sum.
Do you have to line up the decimal?
in a multiplication problem, you don't have to. in addition & subtraction, you do
What is the order of math?
P.E.M.D.A.S is how i remember it Parentheses Exponent Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction also, whichever comes first in the problem goes first, but this only works with multiplication and division and also addition and subtraction but only multiplication with division and addition with subtraction
Who discovered addition or subtraction?
who discovered addition and subtraction.
Write down a word problem using addition and subtraction?
3-3=0
Why do common denominators lead to the correct answer?
In what type of problem exactly? For addition and subtraction of fractions
