Why can you multiply by zero but not divide?

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Go easy on me.

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Suppose you could. Then since
5 x 0 = 0 you’d have 0 / 0 = 5
Similarly
2 x 0 = 0 and 0 / 0 = 2
So 5 = 0 / 0 = 2, which is clearly wrong.

How did we deduce this bullshit? Only by assuming you can divide by zero.

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