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struggle4progress

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11. Try it and find out. It's no big mystery. x/y is just how many times you (starting with x)

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 11:25 PM

Sep 2013

need to subtract y before you get to 0

Example: Compute 12/3
12 - 3 = 9
9 - 3 = 6
6 - 3 = 3
3 - 3 = 0
so 12/3 = 4

Example. Compute 2/1
2 - 1 = 1
1 - 1 = 0
so 2/1 = 2

Your turn. Compute 1/0.
Reminder: just start with 1 and keep subtracting 0 until nothing is left
Then count how many times you subtracted and tell us the result

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What would happen to you if you tried to divide by O? Nt [View all] raccoon Sep 2013 OP

Nothing. In_The_Wind Sep 2013 #1

You implode into a black hole and are never seen again. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #2

I was afraid it was something like that. That, or the Rapture. nt raccoon Sep 2013 #4

I believe it is a misdemeanor in most municipalities phantom power Sep 2013 #3

O like Oprah? Or O like "O-face"? NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #5

I've heard you get one of these... Major Nikon Sep 2013 #6

Undefined nt Xipe Totec Sep 2013 #7

A modern system will give you a Divide by Zero Exception PrestonLocke Sep 2013 #8

ReferenceError: O is not defined Make7 Sep 2013 #9

You would divide by 24 jakeXT Sep 2013 #10

Try it and find out. It's no big mystery. x/y is just how many times you (starting with x) struggle4progress Sep 2013 #11

Expect a visit from the galaxy pizza makers. RedCloud Sep 2013 #12

I divide by dx every day, which is almost indistinguishable from 0 Recursion Sep 2013 #13

According to a math teacher I once had, I'd get arrested by the math police. UrbScotty Sep 2013 #14

!!! MiddleFingerMom Sep 2013 #15