I am working my math now, how to use these words?
what's the difference between minus, subtract,deduct?
In maths they operate on numbers the same way.
e.g. 7 minus 5 ~ subtract 5 from 7 ~ deduct 5 from 7
e.g. 7 minus 5 ~ subtract 5 from 7 ~ deduct 5 from 7
there really isn't much difference... if you're not a native english speaker, it's not really important to distinguish...
i'd say "minus" is only used in equations,as in "five minus three is two." subtract is used as a command verb, like "subtract three from five." and deduct would probably be found more often in business situations as the noun "deduction."
i'd say "minus" is only used in equations,as in "five minus three is two." subtract is used as a command verb, like "subtract three from five." and deduct would probably be found more often in business situations as the noun "deduction."