An eighth-grade student claims she can prove that subtraction
of integers is commutative. She points out that if a
and b are integers, then a-b = a+ -b. Since addition is
commutative, so is subtraction. What is your response?
of integers is commutative. She points out that if a
and b are integers, then a-b = a+ -b. Since addition is
commutative, so is subtraction. What is your response?