samanmcpe
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  • 07-01-2017
  • Mathematics
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why is division not commutative

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ramenmcdonald
ramenmcdonald ramenmcdonald
  • 07-01-2017
Division CANNOT be commutative, here is why

lets say the problem is 24÷4

it is obviously  6

but when you flip 24÷4, you get 4÷24

and... 4÷24 is 0.16666666

6 and 0.1666 is totally different :p
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