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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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 a%28b-c%29=ab-bc holds true for all real values of a, b, and c