What is Taking Away?
Subtraction means taking some away — we get fewer
Taking away means removing some. When we take away, we have FEWER left. Let’s see!
5 take away 2 leaves 3
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5
−
2
take away
=
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3
When we take away, we start with a group and remove some. The − (minus) sign means take away. Count what is left — that is the answer. So 5 − 2 = 3.