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Why is there not an associative property of subtraction?
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Why is there not an associative property of subtraction?

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Answer: Order of operations matter for subtraction and division.

Step-by-step explanation:

Example of associate property:
(2-3)-4 = -5 ≠ 1 = 2-(3-4))
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