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3 Subtracting Numbers

Looking Back

Subtraction is the opposite or the inverse operation of addition. Subtraction
is used to reduce, remove, take away, compare, etc.

Terms which are used in subtraction are minuend, subtrahend and

difference.

5 6 Minuend

– 2 0 Subtrahend

3 6 Difference

Minuend Subtrahend Difference

The number from The number After subtraction
which any which is to be the result is

number is subtracted is called difference .

subtracted is called the

called the subtrahend.

minuend.

Subtraction of 3-Digit Numbers

Without Regrouping

Let us subtract 321 from 642.

To subtract 642 – 321, we have to go step-by-step.

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