SOLUTION: After solving A=B+C+D for B, a student compared her answer with that at the back of the textbook. could this problem have two different looking answers? Explain why or why not.

Question 872111: After solving A=B+C+D for B, a student compared her answer with that at the back of the textbook. could this problem have two different looking answers? Explain why or why not.
Students answer: B=A-C-D Books Answer: B=A-D-C
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Yes, because they are the same answer.
is the same as
because

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