Ko te muku atu i tētahi wāhanga o tētahi tau, huinga rānei. Ko te whiriwhiri i te rahinga ake o tētahi tau i tētahi. Ko te tāpiritanga te paheko kōaro o te tangohanga.
Taking away a part of a number or a set, or finding out how much bigger one number is than another. Addition is the inverse operation of subtraction.
He aha te mahi i tēnei rapanga pakitau – he tāpiritanga, he tangohanga rānei?
Tangohia te rima i te iwa (9 − 5).
E waru, tangohia te toru, ka rima (8 − 3 = 5).