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Short answer: because the entire number system would fall to pieces.
Explanation:
Remember that if you divide by a number: x/y=z
then you must be able to multiply the divisor across: x=z*y
If you divide by 0 then it would be: x/0=z
and multiply the 0 to the other side: x=z*0
anything time 0 = 0 so: x=0
but what if you do 2=0?
Then you have:
2/0=z
2=z*0
2=0
Obviously 2 cannot actually be equal to 0 so you can't do that. As for dividing 0/0 the reason is because anything divided by itself must equal 1: x/x=1
but if we could divide by zero then it would result in zero, so 0/0=1 AND 0/0=0 since it can't be both you can't do that.
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Why can you divide 0 by 5 but not 5 by 0?
Lets say you have 0 pieces of pie and you divide it among you and four of your friends. How much would each person get? This would be 0 pieces since there isn't any pie. If you have 5 pieces of pie but no one to divide it to, you cant divide it.
Why cant a natural number be divided by 0?
0 is nothing, you cannot divide a number by nothing, it would be the same as putting the number then the divide symbol and not putting another number in.
How does the number zero work with division?
You cant divide anything by 0 therefore it's not able to happen
Why is it possible to divide zero by a nonzero number?
It is possible to divide 0 by any number that is not zero because it is just zero of that number, like 1/7 is one seventh of one, 0/7 is zero sevenths of one. You can not divide any number by zero, however. 7/0 is considered undefined.
