State whether the following statements are true or false.
Whole numbers are associative under subtraction

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
The associative property of subtraction states that- If $a, b a n d c$ are three whole numbers, then generally, $(a - b) - c \neq a - (b - c)$
To verify this let's take three numbers as $9, 5, 3$
We have $(9 - 5) - 3 = 4 - 3 = 1$
And $9 - (5 - 3) = 7$
Thus, $(9 - 5) - 3 \neq 9 - (5 - 3)$
Hence the given statement is false.

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