shortage Why can't producers increase supply if there is a sudden increase in demand? you would have to increase the price as well because otherwise it would cost too much to increase supply
Subtraction. In subtraction, a subtrahend is subtracted from a minuend to find a difference. In the following equation, 9 is the minuend, 3 is the subtrahend, and 6 is the difference.
Following this lesson, you should be able to: 1  Define subtraction. 2  Describe the three parts of a subtraction problem. 3  Explain how to write and solve subtraction problems. 4  Recall everyday examples of subtraction and key words used in subtraction problems.