Subtracting on a Number Line

Front

What is subtraction?

Back

Subtraction is the process of taking one number away from another.

Front

What does the number line represent?

Back

A number line is a straight line with numbers placed at equal intervals, used to visualize numbers and operations.

Front

How do you find the difference between two numbers on a number line?

Back

To find the difference, start at the first number and count backward to the second number.

Front

What is the difference between 56 and 20?

Back

36

Front

What is the difference between 87 and 6?

Back

81

Front

What is the difference between 65 and 8?

Back

57

Front

What is the difference between 85 and 8?

Back

77

Front

What is the difference between 54 and 9?

Back

45

Front

If you subtract a larger number from a smaller number, what happens?

Back

You get a negative number.

Front

What is a minuend?

Back

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