Subtraction is a commutative operation. when - id1994349 от staxeeyy767 28.05.2022 13:23

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Mathematics: Subtraction is a commutative operation. when writing an expression for the difference of two numbers, it does not matter what order the numbers are in. a. true b. false

staxeeyy767 · Accepted Answer

Ricardo is incorrect. -17 is less than -5; and therefore the temperature decreased between 10 am and noon.

To find the difference between them, we set up the following:

-17 - (-5)

-17 + 5

-12

So we know that the temperature decreased 12 units between 10am and noon.

I hope this Helps!

Subtraction is a commutative operation. when writing an expression for the difference

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