Answer
There is no commutative property for subtraction.
Work Step by Step
There is no commutative property for subtraction.
To illustrate, if $a=1$ and $b=3$,
$a-b = 1 - 3 = 2$
while
$b-a = 3-1 = 2$
Precalculus (6th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Hornsby, John; Schneider, David I.; Daniels, Callie
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
013421742X
ISBN 13:
978-0-13421-742-0
Chapter R - Review of Basic Concepts - R.2 Real Numbers and Their Properties - R.2 Exercises - Page 20: 61
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