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Is subtraction commutative justify your answer?
yes
Why doesn't the commutative property work for subtraction?
you can not use commutative property for subtraction because if you switch them around you will end up with a negative number.
Are there commutative and associative properties for Subtraction and division?
No.
Is subtraction of whole numbers commutative?
No.noFalse...1-2 is not 2-1In mathematics, a binary operation is commutative if changing the order of the operands does not change the result.So lets test if subtraction is commutative. If it is then A - B = B - A.Picking arbitrary different whole numbers for A and B.37 - 12 = 12 - 37Evaluating both sides gives.25 = -25As this equality is false. we have proved that subtraction is NOT commutative!
Why is there no commutative property for subtraction or division?
There is no commutative property in subtraction or division because the order of the numbers cannot be change. This means that when multiplying or adding it does not matter the order of the numbers because the answer comes out the same.
