Subtraction

Subtraction is the opposite of  addition. It suggests how much value you reduce a number. The number being subtracted is known as the subtrahend, while the number it is subtracted from is the minuend. The result of the reduced number is called a difference. Subtraction is very helpful in reducing things. For example 10 - 5 is taking 5 away from 10 or counting down from 10 5 times which would be 5.