What do you call the answer to a subtraction problem

- The minuend is the number from which you subtract something. For example, in the subtraction problem 4 -3 = 1, 4 is the minuend (you are subtracting 3 form it).

- The subtrahend is the number you subtract (from the minuend). For example, in 4 - 3 = 1, 3 is the subtrahend (you are subtracting 3 from the minuend 4).

- The difference is the result of subtracting the subtrahend form the minuend, in other words, the result of the subtraction problem. For example, in 4 - 3 = 1, 1 is the difference (the result)

We can conclude that the result of a subtraction problem is called the difference.

TheBlueFox TheBlueFox · Answer 2 · 2019-12-27T18:20:55+01:00

Step-by-step explanation: The result of a subtraction problem is called the difference. Let's look at an example of how we would use the word.

Subtract the following:

985 - 57

First line up 985 and 57 so that their units digits are in the same column. When we try to subtract the units column, notice that we have 5 - 7. Since we can't take away seven ones from five ones, we instead take away 7 ones from fifteen ones. We can do this by borrowing one ten from the tens column which leaves us with seven tens. The borrowed 10 is then add to the five ones and we get 15 ones.

Now, subtracting in the units column we have 15 - 7 which is 8, in the tens column, 7 - 5 which 2 and in the hundreds column, 9 - 0 is 9.

I have also attached my work in the image provided.

After solving this, we can say that the difference between 985 and 57 is 928.