Dictionary

Difference The number found when subtracting one number from another; the result of a subtraction operation; the amount by which a quantity is more or less than another number.

Negative Number A number that is less than zero. Negative numbers have the minue sign in front to show how many less than zero they are.

Number Line A line that shows numbers ordered by magnitude from left to right or bottom to top; equal intervals are marked and labelled.

Subtraction An operation that is removal of sets from an initial set, or finds the difference when comparing two quantities. When subtracting we use the minus sign '-'. Subtraction is also written as 'take away' or 'minus'.

Subtraction

What is subtraction?: 'Removing sets from an initial set, or finding the difference'

Fractions

Subtraction is the inverse of addition. In subtraction, we use the minus sign '-'. In Maths-Whizz we begin to describe subtraction as counting down, rather than counting up.

Subtraction is often described as finding the 'difference'. The result of a subtraction operation is the difference between those two numbers. For example, 9 subtract 3 is 6. The difference between 9 and 3 is 6.

Click the picture at right to try our sample subtraction games.

 

 

 

Subtraction Stories

Valentine’s Day Maths

WhizzProf loves numbers and loves to share this love with anyone and everyone! What better day to do so than on Valentine’s Day, a day when symmetrical hearts are decorated, flowers (remember Fibonacci?) are given by the dozen, and Valentines cards are sorted.  And at the end of the day, we can count all the [...]

Proud to be innumerate?

In a UK report which looks at the limited impact of the money spent on the the Skills for Life programme, author Dame Mary Marsh points out that poor numeracy is somehow far less shameful than poor literacy, and calls for a cultural shift in the nation's attitude to maths.

Learn Maths – End the Recession

An OECD report has indicated the importance of maths for a healthy economy: "The level of mathematical knowledge among the general population was found to have a direct relation to Gross Domestic Product."

Learning and memory: Little and Often, Part Deux

Maths-Whizz method receives yet another indirect endorsement shocker! August institutions of learning and news reporting go on proving that the Maths-Whizz way is great for learning, and great for learning maths in particular. The New York Times late last month reported on findings in education which may seem obvious, but help resolve a question still [...]

Number lines in arithmetic

According to the Maths-Whizz Teachers' Resource dictionary, a number line is: "a line that shows numbers ordered by magnitude from left to right, or bottom to top." Pretty simple? Yes, and then again, no. The number line can be a powerful beast.

Subtractions on Twitter

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