What is the Spanish word for "subtract"?

Learn how to say "subtract" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

subtract

Spanish

restar

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Alternative translations of "subtract"

sustraer

Examples of how to use "subtract" in Spanish

English
Can you subtract five from this number?
Spanish
¿Puedes restar cinco de este número?
English
I subtract two apples from seven.
Spanish
Yo resto dos manzanas de siete.
English
She subtracted five from the total.
Spanish
Ella restó cinco del total.
English
They are subtracting numbers on the board.
Spanish
Ellos están restando números en la pizarra.
English
He has subtracted the wrong amount.
Spanish
Él ha restado la cantidad incorrecta.

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