There is no real difference between the two operations. Division by a scalar (a number) is the same as multiplication by its reciprocal.
Thus, division by 14 is the same as multiplication by (1/14).
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the whole reason is this: multiplication is adding to that number in groups and division is subtracting from a number in groups.
Division is the inverse operation of multiplication. If a x b = c, then c / b = a. Also, division by a number can be defined as the multiplication by the number's reciprocal. Thus, a / b is the same as a x (1/b).
Division by a non-zero rational number is equivalent to multiplication by its reciprocal.
Multiplication of your result by the number that you just divided by.
It is a division word. The quotient is the result you get when you divide a number (dividend) by another number (divisor).