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Does the Associative property always,sometimes, or never hold for subtraction? explain your reasoning using examples and counterexamples

Does the Associative property always,sometimes, or never hold for subtraction? explain your reasoning using examples and counterexamples
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Does the Associative property always,sometimes, or never hold for subtraction? explain your reasoning using examples and counterexamples

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sometimes

example when it's true
-3+(4-1)=(-3+4)-1

when it's false
-3-(4-1)≠(-3-4)-1
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