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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are subtracted" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in mathematical contexts or when discussing the removal of quantities or values from a total.
Example: "When calculating the final score, the penalties are subtracted from the total points earned."
Alternatives: "are deducted" or "are removed".
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The discounts are subtracted from manufacturers' posted average wholesale prices.
Imports, which are subtracted from gross domestic product, surged.
However, social insurance taxes are subtracted to avoid double-counting.
Imports are subtracted from economic growth, so the effect was positive.
A company's equity is the amount left over after its debts are subtracted from its assets.
The settlement, announced Tuesday, averages about $25,000 a person before lawyers' fees are subtracted.
And after those expenses are subtracted, the remaining money is further reduced by mismanagement and corruption.
That may be one reason the noise cancellation works so well; all but the highest frequencies are subtracted.
When the costs are subtracted, the I.R.S. program may have less than $11 million in net revenues for 2008.
When the car is judged, points are subtracted for each fault discovered by the judges.
The Forest Service never comes close to breaking even on a timber sale after the cost of all the roads and scientific studies are subtracted.
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