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Simplify using the properties of zero. $\frac{0}{3}$

   Simplify using the properties of zero.
$\frac{0}{3}$

Prealgebra

Lynn Marecek,… 1st Edition

Chapter 7, Problem 180

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03/30/2020

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Division

Division is the process of sharing a quantity evenly among a number of groups. When the numerator of a division operation is zero and the denominator is nonzero, the operation simplifies directly to zero since there is nothing to distribute.

Properties of Zero

In arithmetic, zero has a unique property when used in division: when zero is divided by any nonzero number, the result is always zero. This is because zero represents the absence of any quantity, so distributing nothing among any number of parts still yields nothing.

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