Formula in a PDF form?

How do you create a Dif formula ... like 10-2=8 in a 3-column form?

You need to have at least 3 form fields.
You want to use the the "field is the ___ of fields" you need to add 2 hidden fields, one with a default value of -1 and the other for the subtrahend multiplied by the field with a value of -1, and then you can the add the negative value to the subtrahend to the minuend get the value for the difference field
If your field names are simple you can use 'simplified field notation' . Assuming you have field names of 'minuend.', 'subtrahend', and  'difference', for the 'difference' field you can use the following:
minuend - subtrahend
If you want to use the Custom JavaScript Calculation. the calculation for the 'difference' field:
event.value = this.getField('minuend').value - this.getField('subtrahend'0.value;

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