Division Involving 0 has Three Possibilities
- Zero on top, another # on bottom
- 0/7
- Zero is the numerator and another number is the denominator
Item |
The REAL question |
Item |
0 / 7 = ? |
? + 7 = 0 |
only 0 |
- Zero on bottom, another # on top
- 7/0
- Zero is the denominator and another number is the numerator
Item |
The REAL question |
Item |
7/0 = ? |
? + 0 = 7 |
no ℜ exists, undefined |
- Zero on both top and bottom
- 0/0
- Zero is both the denominator and the numerator
Item |
The REAL question |
Item |
0 / 0 = ? |
? + 0 = 0 |
all ℜ work, indeterminate |
Practice Items
- 0/19
- 0/-5
- -5/0
- 0/0
- 19/0
- 7-4+3-6 / 0