Rewrite the digits in descending order as the
minuend, and in ascending order as the subtrahend.
Fuchs et al., 2003): Sums to 18,
Minuends to 12, and
Minuends to 18.
So, just as it does today, utilizing the current law basis as the
minuend in the computation of loss would prevent the taxpayer from having a second opportunity to receive the tax benefit of unclaimed allowable depreciation deductions in the form of a tax loss whether or not they provided tax benefits.
Subtraction problem with drawings and the unknown in the
minuend.
One of the most common errors students make with number operations relate to the subtraction of one number from the other where one of the digits in the subtrahend is larger than the corresponding digit in the
minuend (see Young & Shea, 1981).
1585
Minuend - 742 Subtrahend 843 Difference Trading (Borrowing)
Figure 2 Subtraction strategies that the students used Subtraction Strategies Our Interpretations and Descriptions Counting Back Beginning with the
minuend, count back the number you are subtracting; we would see 9 - 3 and think, "9 ...
As the student types the
minuend of a subtraction problem, boxes on the number line automatically turn yellow to represent the quantity; as the student types the subtrahend, black Xs are drawn through yellow boxes to represent the removal of that quantity.
9.825
Minuend - 5.450 Subtrahend 4.375 Difference Note that the decimal point in the difference goes under the decimal point in the
minuend and subtrahend.
The player with four cards subtracts the three-digit number, or subtrahend, from the four-digit number, or
minuend. If the answer is odd, the player with four cards wins a point.
This rule, however, does not help teachers understand the changes made to the
minuend or the subtrahend.
To solve the same problem, 34 -- 18, using equal addition, an equivalent problem is created by adding the same number to the
minuend and subtrahend.