I want to use a function to subtract 2 numbers. It has to be as easy as addition (SUM) but I cannot figure it out for the life of me.
Can someone please help me find out what Apple calls subtraction as a function
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Why would apple provide a difference function when the sum performs the same thing? They provide the negation operator (the minus) which I suggested earlier was the proper way to subtract.
= SUM(A1, A2)
or
= A1 + A2
to take the difference:
= SUM(A1, -A2)
or
= A1 - A2
if you have a number in cell A1 and another in cell A2 you can sum (add) the numbers like this:
= SUM(A1, A2)
or
= A1 + A2
to take the difference:
= SUM(A1, -A2)
or
= A1 - A2
Apple does not have a function for subtraction. It does have a subtraction Operator, the minus sign. The concept of subtracting a collection or numbers is not defined.
Jerry
what is the subtraction function in number called
