SOLUTION: Does the Distributive Property seem to hold for subtraction?

SOLUTION: Does the Distributive Property seem to hold for subtraction?

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Question 164993: Does the Distributive Property seem to hold for subtraction?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since subtraction is just addition with a negative number (ie 2-3 is the same as 2+(-3)), the Distributive Property holds for subtraction

So this means that holds true for all real values of a, b, and c
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