Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers, and Perimeter - Exercise Set - Page 31: 118

Answer

Subtraction reduces one number by the amount of another number. When using the phrase 'subtract from' the number following 'from' is the number that is being reduced, which is the subtrahend.

Work Step by Step

subtrahend - minuend = difference
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