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Subtraction in PSeInt: the - operator

Subtracts the right number from the left. Written before a number, it makes it negative.

Group:
Algebraic
Template
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Open it in Codoritmo

Opens the editor with this example loaded. Run it step by step and watch the flowchart.

Worked example

A complete algorithm, ready to copy and run.

subtraction-operator.psc · 3 lines
Algoritmo Example    Escribir 10 - 3 - 2FinAlgoritmo

Output

Shows: 5 (worked left to right: 10 - 3 = 7, 7 - 2 = 5)

This is what the console shows when the example runs.

5

In a flowchart

This is how it appears in a flowchart, with the same shapes Codoritmo draws.

vuelto ← pago - total
Used inside a calculation. It has no shape of its own; it's used inside a calculation. Flowchart: a process rectangle reading "vuelto ← pago - total", with one arrow in and one arrow out.
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Template

The general form. Replace what's inside < > with your own data.

- · 1 line
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