Show that the associative property does not hold for integers under su – InterviewSolution

1.	Show that the associative property does not hold for integers under subtraction.
Answer» ANSWER :`a-(b-c)=a-b+c" and "(a-b)-c=a-b-c`, `a-b+c NE a-b-c`

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