Mental Math Subtraction

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What is the result of 10 - 3?

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7

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What is the result of 10 - 4?

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6

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What is the result of 10 - 1?

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9

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What is the result of 60 - 22?

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38

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What is the result of 10 - 6?

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4

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What is mental math?

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Mental math refers to performing calculations in your head without the use of calculators or paper.

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What is subtraction?

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Subtraction is the mathematical operation of finding the difference between two numbers.

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What is the minuend in a subtraction problem?

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The minuend is the number from which another number (the subtrahend) is to be subtracted.

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What is the subtrahend in a subtraction problem?

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The subtrahend is the number that is to be subtracted from another number (the minuend).

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How do you check the result of a subtraction problem?

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You can check the result by adding the difference to the subtrahend; if it equals the minuend, the subtraction is correct.