Test: Subtraction - 1 - Grade 4 MCQ

Subtraction is the operation of taking away some objects from a given collection or taking one number away from another. It involves finding the difference between two quantities.

The result after subtraction is called difference.

In subtraction, the minuend is the number from which another number (the subtrahend) is to be subtracted. The result of the subtraction is called the difference. Therefore, the minuend is the number that is to be subtracted from.

Clearly sum is different. Rest all decrease the value of a quantity while sum increases the quantity.

To find the minuend, we need to determine the number that, when subtracted by 5, results in 45.
Let's solve the equation ? - 5 = 45.
Adding 5 to both sides of the equation, we get:
? - 5 + 5 = 45 + 5
Simplifying further:
? = 50
Therefore, the minuend is A: 50.

When we subtract a number from itself, the answer is always zero.

To find the missing value, we need to determine the number that, when subtracted from 115, results in 0.
Let's solve the equation 115 - ? = 0.
Subtracting the unknown value from 115, we get:
115 - ? = 0
To find the missing value, we can subtract 0 from both sides:
115 - ? - 0 = 0 - 0
Simplifying further:
115 - ? = 0
To make the equation true, the missing value must be the same as the minuend, which is 115.
Therefore, the missing value is C: 115.

When we subtract zero from a number, the answer is the number itself. This is because subtracting zero does not change the value of the number. The number remains the same.

Here 217 – ? = 217
⇒ ? = 217 – 217 = 0

Statement A: Minuend – Subtrahend = Difference. This is true. In subtraction, the minuend minus the subtrahend gives us the difference between the two numbers.
Statement B: Minuend – Difference = Subtrahend. This is also true. In subtraction, if we know the minuend and the difference, we can find the subtrahend by subtracting the difference from the minuend.
Therefore, both statements A and B are true.