Addition and subtraction terms

🎈 An addend is one of the numbers being added in an addition problem.

🎈 The sum is the answer to an addition problem.

🎈 The difference is the answer to a subtraction problem.

Learn with an example

67 + 26 = 93

  • addend
  • minuend
  • subtrahend
  • sum
  • Look at this problem:
  • 67 + 26 = 93
  • In this problem, 93 is the sum.

75 – 50 = 25

  • sum
  • addend
  • difference
  • subtrahend
  • Look at this problem:
  • 75 – 50 = 25
  • In this problem, 25 is the difference.

7 + 10 = 17

  • sum
  • difference
  • addend
  • minuend
  • Look at this problem:
  • 7 + 10 = 17
  • In this problem, 17 is the sum.

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