SUBTRACTION OF WHOLE NUMBERS
Subtraction is the opposite of addition. The sign of operation looks like this (-).
The sign (-) tells you to "take away"; so in the problem, 8 blocks 3 blocks = 5 blocks, you are
"taking away" 3 blocks from the 8 blocks; and you have 5 blocks left.
This problem may also look like this:
8
Minuend
-
3
Subtrahend
5
Difference
1.
In this case the 8 is called the___________________________.
2.
The 3 is called the_______________________.
3.
The 5 is called the_______________________.
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