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Subtraction

Subtraction means taking away a smaller number from a bigger number. The

bigger number is called the minuend and the smaller number is called the
subtrahend. The answer of subtraction is known as difference. Subtraction is

also represented as – (minus) sign.
When we subtract 2-digit numbers, we subtract the ones first and then the tens.

Let us subtract 12 from 36.

Step 1: Write bigger number above the smaller number.

Step 2: Subtract ones. Tens Ones Minuend
3
6
6 ones – 2 ones = 4 ones
Write 4 in ones column. – 1 2 Subtrahend
2
4
Difference
Step 3: Subtract tens.
3 tens – 1 ten = 2 tens
Write 2 in tens column.

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› In subtraction, we always write greater number above the smaller number.

Subtract the following.

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones
8 8 2 3 2 6 5 7

– 6 1 – 1 2 – 2 3 – 4 3

Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones Tens Ones
9 8 8 6 7 9 5 4

– 7 4 – 2 3 – 4 5 – 1 0