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.
There are various methods of subtraction. One method is to use a diagram showing what you start with, what you are taking away, and what you are left with. For example, the problem 5 - 3 might be described with this diagram: Another method to describe and aid in subtraction is to use a number line.