 | Z. Jones - Arithmetic - 1845 - 58 pages
...Find the difference between £125 and $75. Ans. $59. This process is also called Simple Subtraction. The greater number is called the Minuend, and the smaller, the Subtrahend. The operation may be verified, by uniting the difference and smaller value. If their amount agree with... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1846 - 354 pages
...The operation consists in taking a less number from agreater, and is called subtraction. Hence, 33. SUBTRACTION is the process of finding the difference between two numbers. The difference or answer to the question is called the remainder. OBs. 1. The number to be subtracted is... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1846 - 402 pages
...The operation consists in taking a less number from a. greater, and is called subtraction. Hence, 33. SUBTRACTION is the process of finding the difference between two numbers. The difference or answer to the question is called the remainder. One. 1. The number to be subtracted is... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1846 - 362 pages
...The operation consists in taking a less number /rom a greater, and is called subtraction. Hence, 32. SUBTRACTION is the process of finding the difference between two numbers. The difference, or the answer to the question, is called the remainder. OBS. 1. The number to be subtracted... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1847 - 368 pages
...difference between the number of apples which John has, and the number of apples which Charles has. SUBTRACTION is the process of finding the difference between two numbers. -.'• . The larger of the two numbers is called the minuend, the less is called the subtrahend, and their difference... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1847 - 368 pages
...difference between the number of apples which John has, and the number of apples which Charles has. SUBTRACTION is the process of finding the difference between two numbers. The larger of the two numbers is called the minuend, the less is called the subtrahend, and their difference... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1848 - 88 pages
...53047041 (22) From 81416704 (23) (84) 91081210 6784104 , LESSON XH. Questions in Subtraction, 1. What is Subtraction ? Subtraction is the process of finding the difference between two numbers. 2. If the numbers are unequal, what is the larger called ? The minuend. 3. What is the less number... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1851 - 178 pages
...five dollars, and three dollars at another : LESSON XVII. • Questions in Subtraction. 1. What is Subtraction ? Subtraction is the process of finding the difference between two numbers. A. 2. If the numbers are unequal, what is the larger calltd? The minuend. 3. What is the less number... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1859 - 144 pages
...preceding operation consists in taking a less number from a greater, and is called Subtraction. Hence, 26. SUBTRACTION is the process of finding the difference between two numbers. The answer, or number obtained by subtraction, is called the difference or remainder. OBS. 1. The number... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1863 - 188 pages
...22 ? // 45. What is the difference between 17 and 6 46. What is the difference between 25 and 9 9. Subtraction is the process of finding the difference between two numbers ; the result is called the Difference or Remainder. The sign of subtraction is written thus, — , and is... | |
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The minuend is the number from which we subtract ; the subtrahend is the number subtracted; and the difference or remainder is the result of the subtraction. 
