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)
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That would be the associative property. The associative property applies to addition and multiplication, but not to subtraction or division.
No you can not use subtraction or division in the associative property.
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Commutatitive property: a + b = b + a Associative property: (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) Although illustrated above for addition, it also applies to multiplication. But not subtraction or division!
There is only one associative property for multiplication: there is not a separate "regular" version.