Saturday 25 April 2020

Division by zero...

We're debating what the biggest number is over breakfast. This is a fairly regular debate in our house. It somehow morphs into a discussion of what numbers can be divided by other numbers, leading to this gem from my #1 son, maths genius!

C (7 y/o): Except five divided by four - I don't think you can do that.
Me: You can - you can divide any number by any other number, except zero. You cannot divide by zero as the answer is always undefined.
C (7 y/o): You can. I've already done that. Five divided by zero is five. See!

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