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True. You may not be able to switch numbers like 4-2=2-4 but you would say 4-2=-2+4
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That is not the associative property!
The associative property requires that the order of operation can be changed without affecting the final result. This is clearly not the case with subtraction since:
(5 - 3) - 2 = 2 - 2 = 0
while
5 - (3 - 2) = 5 - 1 = 4
No.
Say you have three terms, and you group two of them with parentheses. If the operation is associative, it doesn't matter what order the terms are in, or how you group them. Addition and multiplication are associative.
3+4+5 = (3+4)+5 = 3+(4+5) = 12
3x4x5 = (3x4)x5 = 3x(4x5) = 60
And you can put the 3, 4, and 5 in any order, and you'd still get 12 by adding them all, or 60 by multiplying them all.
With subtraction (and division), the order makes a difference:
10-5-2 = 3
(10-5)-2 = 3
BUT
10-(5-2) = 10-3 = 7
So subtraction is not an associative property.
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Can you use the Associative Property with subtraction and division?
No you can not use subtraction or division in the associative property.
Is there an associative property of subtraction?
No it can not.
Can you have subtraction in associative property of multiplication?
No, you cannot have subtraction in the associative property of multiplication because the associative property of multiplication is about multiplication. More to the point, if you're asking whether subtraction is associative, the answer is still no. (2 - 3) - 4 does not equal 2 - (3 - 4)
Is the operation of subtraction associative?
yes
Does associative property work with subtraction?
no it does not
Do the commutative and associative laws apply to vector subtraction?
No, changing order of vectors in subtraction give different resultant so commutative and associative laws do not apply to vector subtraction.
How is subtraction rational numbers different from adding?
Subtraction is not commutative nor associative.
Is Subtraction Of Integers Associative?
Type your answer here... no
Are there commutative and associative properties for Subtraction and division?
No.
Why does associative property does not work with subtraction?
Associative property does not work with subtraction because not all numbers can be subtracted and have the same results............
Is subtraction and division associative?
No, only multiplication and addition are.
Can subtraction be use as a associative property?
Nope. Its not possible
