Two examples that show that subtraction is not an associative operation are:
- (12 - 7) - 4 ≠ 12 - (7 - 4)
- (25 - 15) - 9 ≠ 25 - (15 - 9)
What is the associative property?
The associative property is such that even if the numbers in an equation are rearranged and factored, the result would still be the same.
This is not true of subtraction because the factoring of numbers would affect the result:
This is shown with:
(12 - 7) - 4 ≠ 12 - (7 - 4)
(12 - 7) - 4 = 1
12 - (7 - 4) = 9
It is also shown with:
(25 - 15) - 9 ≠ 25 - (15 - 9)
(25 - 15) - 9 = 1
25 - (15 - 9) = 19
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