Yes it matters. Say 9 - 13 = -4; but 13 - 9 = 4.
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no, unless there is more to the equation
If only 1 operation is happening, always go from left to right. it does matter with subtraction.
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.
9 + (-2) - 8 = (-1) Order of operations does not matter in this example because adding and subtracting are the same thing but the reverse of each other.
no