Question

$Minuend\text{ }\text{ }Subtrahend=$
(A) Product
(B) Difference
(C) Sum
(D) Quotient

Answer 1

Hint: For answering this question we will use the basic concept of subtraction of two numbers. The subtraction of two numbers has 3 parts: minuend, subtrahend, and difference. The minuend is the first number in the subtraction and subtrahend is the second number in the subtraction, which is meant to be subtracted and the result of their subtraction is different.

Complete step by step answer:
Now considering the question we have two numbers minuend and subtrahend and we need the result when we subtract them from one another.
From the basic concept of subtraction of any two numbers, we know that the subtraction results in difference.
The minuend is the first number in the subtraction and subtrahend is the second number in the subtraction, which is meant to be subtracted and the result of their subtraction is different.
The difference always depends on the sign of the numbers.
If the minuend is greater than the subtrahend it results in a positive difference and if the minuend is lesser than the subtrahend it results in a negative difference.
For example let the minuend be 3 and subtrahend be 1 then the difference will be $\begin{align}
  & Minuend\text{ }\text{ }Subtrahend \\
 & \Rightarrow 3-1 \\
 & =2 \\
\end{align}$
Therefore we can conclude that $Minuend\text{ }\text{ }Subtrahend=Difference$ .
Hence we will mark option B is correct.

Note:
The students must know the basic terms and remember that the minuend is the number from which we subtract from the other number and the subtrahend is the number which is meant to be subtracted. We can also try to guess the option even if we don't know the exact meaning of the terms. The operation given in the question is - , which indicates subtraction and looking at the other options, it is clear that difference is the right term to be filled in.