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Subtract the first monomial from the second, and the second from the first: - 3 a and 2 b.
Chapter 5 · Subtraction
Chapter challenge
Ten problems drawn from every lesson in the chapter. Get each one right on your first try for a perfect score. A new set is drawn each time.
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From Subtracting Monomials, exercise 16
For each pair, subtract both ways.
From Subtracting Monomials, exercise 17
For each pair, subtract both ways.
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Subtract the first monomial from the second, and the second from the first: - 2 a and - 5 b.
From Subtracting Polynomials, exercise 12
Subtract the first polynomial from the second. Check by letting each letter equal 1.
3
Subtract 3 a - 2 b from 4 a - b + 2 c.
From Subtracting Monomials, exercise 13
For each pair, subtract both ways.
4
Subtract the first monomial from the second, and the second from the first: a and b.
From Subtracting Polynomials, exercise 29
Find the expression which subtracted from the first gives the second.
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What must be subtracted from 3 a - 5 b + c to give 0?
From Subtracting Monomials, exercise 8
For each pair, subtract both ways.
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Subtract the first monomial from the second, and the second from the first: - a c and - 5 a c.
From Subtracting Polynomials, exercise 11
Subtract the first polynomial from the second. Check by letting each letter equal 1.
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Subtract 4 x - 8 y - 2 z from 4 x - 5 y + 3 z.
From Subtracting Monomials, exercise 4
For each pair, subtract both ways.
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Subtract the first monomial from the second, and the second from the first: - 5 x and - 3 x.
From Subtracting Polynomials, exercise 7
Subtract both ways.
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Subtract the first number from the second, and the second from the first: 3 x y - a and 5 x y.
From Subtracting Polynomials, exercise 3
Subtract both ways.
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Subtract the first number from the second, and the second from the first: 2 a - 3 and 3 a + 5.