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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Give an example of why subtraction is not associative

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Pick 3 numbers, any three numbers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

368

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ok, does 3-(6-8) = (3-6)-8 ?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

I'm subtracting in different orders with the same numbers

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

do you understand what I'm asking?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes i do i got it thanks (:

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ok cool, you'll find that the two are not equal. So this shows us that subtraction is not associative.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what about with division? can you give me an example?

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