Page 56 - Basic College Mathematics with Early Integers

Vocabulary and Readiness Check

Use the choices below to fill in each blank.

0 minuend difference
number subtrahend

1. The difference of any number and that same number is .
2. The difference of any number and 0 is the same .
3. In 37 - 19 = 18 , the number 37 is the , and the number 19 is the .
4. In 37 - 19 = 18 , the number 18 is called the .

Find each difference.

5. 6 - 6 6. 93 - 93 7. 600 - 0 8. 5 - 0

1.4 Exercise Set FOR EXTRA HELP

Objective Subtract. Check by adding. See Examples 1 and 2.

1. 67 2. 72 3. 389 4. 572
- 23 - 41 - 124 - 321

5. 167 6. 286 7. 2677 - 423 8. 5766 - 324
- 32 - 45

9. 6998 - 1453 10. 4912 - 2610 11. 749 12. 257
- 149 - 257

Subtract. Check by adding. See Examples 1 through 4.

13. 62 14. 55 15. 70 16. 80 17. 938 18. 436
- 37 - 29 - 25 - 37 - 792 - 275

19. 922 20. 674 21. 600 22. 300 23. 142 24. 773
- 634 - 299 - 432 - 149 - 36 - 29

25. 923 26. 813 27. 6283 28. 5349 29. 533 30. 724
- 476 - 227 - 560 - 720 - 29 - 16

31. 200 32. 300 33. 1983 34. 1983 35. 56,422 36. 76,652
- 111 - 211 - 1904 - 1914 - 16,508 - 29,498

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