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The associative property requires that the order of operation can be changed without affecting the final result. This is clearly not the case with subtraction since:

(5 - 3) - 2 = 2 - 2 = 0

while

5 - (3 - 2) = 5 - 1 = 4

The two answers are different so subtraction is not associative.

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yes

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NO, there is not!

5 - 3 = 2, while

3 - 5 = -2

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Good to know thank you

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No it can not work because not all the numbers have the same results.

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no it does not

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because it just don't

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Does associative property work with subtraction?

no it does not


Why does associative property does not work with subtraction?

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