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Raindrops1984 7 points ago +8 / -1

Wait, I’m confused. Wouldn’t one divided by zero still be one? Because it wasn’t divided at all?

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Necalli 14 points ago +16 / -2

If you were giving 10 apples to 10 people, each person would get 1 apple. 10 divided by 10 = 1 per person

If you gave 10 apples to 2 people, each would get 5. 10/2 = 5 per person

If you gave 10 apples to no people, you would not give apples to anyone. 10/0=0 per person

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quesadalejandro 6 points ago +6 / -0

The problem with this is that whenever A/B=C C multiplied by B must equal A... the paradox (l don't know if this is an actual paradox, l'm not a mathematician) lies in finding a number C that when multiplied by zero gives you a non-zero number (which is impossible, as far as l know)

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Necalli 1 point ago +1 / -0

It is impossible. You can neither multiply, nor divide, by 0.