0
3*0 = 0
Dividing both sides by 3 gives 0 = 0/3
and therefore 0/3 is defined and is equal to 0.
However, there is no number, k, such that k*0 = 3 and so division by 0 is not defined.
If there were such a number k, then you could divide both sides by k to give 0 = 3/k. But there is no such k.
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What is 3 divided by 0 as a percentage?
Undefined: You cannot divide by zero
Why can divide 0 by 3 but not 3 by 0?
The operation, division, is not symmetric. There is a number, x, such that x*3 = 0. In fact x is also 0. But there is no number, y, such that y*0 = 3.
What is the answer to x plus 5 divide by 3 equals to 0?
x = -5/3
What is 8 divide 8-1 plus 3-1 plus 0 equals?
8/8 - 1 + 3 - 1 + 0 = 1-1+3-1+0 = 0 + 3 - 1 + 0 = 3 - 1 = 2
Can 14 divide into 1.5?
9.3333
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