Question

Which is the correct way of reading $7-6=1$ $?$

• A. $6$ taken away from $7$ equals $1$.
• B. $7$ minus $6$ equals $1$.
• C. Subtract $6$ from $7$ equals $1$.
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above.

We can read the subtraction ${}^{\prime \prime }7-6=1^{\prime \prime }$ in three ways:

• $6$ taken away from $7$ equals $1$
• $7$ minus $6$ equals $1$
• subtract $6$ from $7$ equals $1$