Subtraction on Numbers is Not Associative/Examples

Examples of Use of Subtraction on Numbers is Not Associative

$5$ minus $3$ minus $2$

\(\ds 5 - \paren {3 - 2}\) \(=\) \(\ds 5 - 1\) \(\ds = 4\)
\(\ds \paren {5 - 3} - 2\) \(=\) \(\ds 2 - 2\) \(\ds = 0\)
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