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Grade 2 - Mathematics
1.5 Special Math Words

Method:
  1. When we add two numbers we form a sum.
  2. The numbers that are added are called addends.
  3. When we subtract one number from the other we get a difference.
  4. The bigger number is called subtrahend.
  5. The smaller number is called the minuend. It is the number that is subtracted from the subtrahend.

Example:
4+3 =7
7 is called the sum.
4 and 3 are called the addends.

Example:
7-3 = 4
4 is the difference
7 is called the subtrahend
3 is called the minuend

Directions: Answer the following questions. Also write at least 5 examples of your own for sums and difference.
Q 1: 8 - 4 and 4 + 8 are
differences
sums
related facts

 Q 2: 17 - 9 = 8 is a
subtraction sentence
subtraction word problem
pattern

Q 3: The following statements show a ____.
15 - 9 = 6
16 - 9 = 7
17 - 9 = 8
sum
addition
pattern

 Q 4: In the subtraction sentence 15 - 9 = 6, the 6 is the
sum
quotient
difference

Q 5: When you add 0 to any number, you get _______.
number
1
0

 Q 6: The best way to solve a word problem is to use a
subtraction sentence
plan
addition sentence

Q 7: When you add numbers together, the answer you get is called the ____.
sum
difference
addends

 Q 8: When you subtract, the number left over is called the
addends
sum
difference

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