Question

What do you call the answer to a subtraction problem

Answer 1

Difference

Explanation:

Remember that the therms of any subtraction problem are minuend, subtrahend, and difference.

- 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.