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Question
`1/2 - (3/4 - 5/6) ≠ (1/2 - 3/4) - 5/6` illustrates that subtraction does not satisfy the ________ property for rational numbers
Options
commutative
closure
distributive
associative
Solution
`1/2 - (3/4 - 5/6) ≠ (1/2 - 3/4) - 5/6` illustrates that subtraction does not satisfy the associative property for rational numbers
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