How many times can you subtract 10 from 100?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking how many times you can subtract the number 10 from the number 100, which is a simple arithmetic problem.
Answer
10
Answer for screen readers
The final answer is 10.
Steps to Solve
- Identify the initial number
We start with the number 100.
- Subtract 10 Step-by-Step
We can subtract 10 from 100 continuously until we can no longer do so.
Subtracting 10 the first time: $$ 100 - 10 = 90 $$
After the first subtraction, we have 90.
- Continue Subtracting 10
We will keep track of the number of times we subtract 10:
- Second subtraction: $$ 90 - 10 = 80 $$
- Third subtraction: $$ 80 - 10 = 70 $$
- Fourth subtraction: $$ 70 - 10 = 60 $$
- Fifth subtraction: $$ 60 - 10 = 50 $$
- Sixth subtraction: $$ 50 - 10 = 40 $$
- Seventh subtraction: $$ 40 - 10 = 30 $$
- Eighth subtraction: $$ 30 - 10 = 20 $$
- Ninth subtraction: $$ 20 - 10 = 10 $$
- Tenth subtraction: $$ 10 - 10 = 0 $$
- Count the total subtractions
We see that we have subtracted 10 from 100 a total of 10 times before reaching 0.
The final answer is 10.
More Information
This problem demonstrates the concept of repeated subtraction or division. When you subtract 10 from 100 consecutively, you are essentially determining how many groups of 10 fit into 100.
Tips
A common mistake might be to think about subtraction in terms of the final result only, without counting how many times the subtraction occurred. It's essential to keep track of each subtraction step.
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