document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=164993>Question 164993</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Does the Distributive Property seem to hold for subtraction? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #121597 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=121597\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since subtraction is just addition with a negative number (ie 2-3 is the same as 2+(-3)), the Distributive Property holds for subtraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So this means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%28b-c%29=ab-bc ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%28b-c%29=ab-bc\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > holds true for all real values of a, b, and c </SPAN>\n" );
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