SOLUTION: Find a counterexample to disprove the statement "the associative property is true for subtraction"

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Question 484009: Find a counterexample to disprove the statement "the associative property is true for subtraction"
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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For example, 5-(3-1) is not equal to (5-3)-1.