Subtraction – is the opposite or inverse of addition.
Minuend – is the number form which we subtract. Subtrahend – is the number that we subtract. Difference – is the answer in subtraction.
Estimating Differences
- TO ESTIMATE THE DIFFFEENCE OF TWO NUMBERS WITH THE SAME
NUMBER OF DIGITS round each number to their highest place value then subtract them - TO ESTIMATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO NUMBERS WITH DIFFERENT NUMBER OF DIGITS round them off to the highest place value of the lesser number then subtract them