because when you divide a number or subtract a number you make the number smaller
eg. 12-4=8
12/2=6
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A set of related addition-subtraction or multiplication-division sentences is a fact family.
The relationship between division and subtraction is :Division is repeated subtraction. Also, multiplication is repeated addition.
No you can not use subtraction or division in the associative property.
Do (multiplication/division) before you do (addition/subtraction).
Multiplication is successive Addition Division is successive subtraction