substraction of two whole numbers is commutative

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Subtraction is not commutative because changing the order of the numbers changes the answer.
Example
$O r d e r 1 = 5 - 7 = (- 2) O r d e r 2 = 7 - 5 = 2 H e n c e, i n b o t h t h e o r d e r s t h e r e s u l t i s d i f f e r e n t .$

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Which operations on whole numbers are commutative?

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b

Division of whole numbers follows the commutative law.

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