Question

Complete the following statements with suitable words or figures.

$(5-4)-1$ $\ne$ $5-(4-1)$

So, ………..property does not hold true for subtraction.

Answer 1

If $a,b,c$are whole numbers, then $(a-b)-c$ $\ne$ $a-(b-c)$. This means that the subtraction of whole numbers is not associative.