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How is subtracting fractions different from adding fractions?
In subtraction you take away rather than add. Also, addition is commutative, subtraction is not so the order of the numbers does matter for subtraction.
Does the order of the numbers matter when subtracting three different numbers?
If only 1 operation is happening, always go from left to right. it does matter with subtraction.
Does it matter when using subtraction the order in which the numbers are presented?
Yes it matters. Subtraction is not commutative. Example: 5-2 = 3 (positive three), but 2-5 = -3 (negative three)
What does commutative property of addition mean?
It means that it doesn't matter what order the numbers you are adding are in. A plus B is the same as B plus A. Contrast it with subtraction which does not have this quality.
Is the order of subtraction in the slope formula important?
Yes
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