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Q: Is there an associative property of subtraction?
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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.


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)


Does associative property work with subtraction?

no it does not


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............


Can subtraction be use as a associative property?

Nope. Its not possible


Can you apply the associative property to subtraction?

No, the associative property only applies to addition and multiplication, not subtraction or division. Here is an example which shows why it cannot work with subtraction: (6-4)-2=0 6-(4-2)=4


What does Associative Property not work for which operations?

It does not work with subtraction nor division.


What property allows the grouping of numbers in parentheses to change without changing the answer?

That would be the associative property. The associative property applies to addition and multiplication, but not to subtraction or division.


A number sentence that shows why the associative property does not work with subtraction?

because


Why does the associative property not apply to subtraction?

Try it! You will probably get a negative number...


What is subtraction property?

associative, distributive * * * * * That, I am afraid, is utter rubbish. A - (B - C) = A - B + C whereas (A - B) - C = A - B - C These two are NOT equal so the associative property does not hold. Subtraction does not have the distributine property, it is multiplication that has that property with regard to subtraction: A*(B - C) = A*B - A*C


What is subtraction commutative or associative?

Subtraction is neither commutative nor associative.