Why can you multiply by zero but not divide?

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If you have any number of things in a row it is n x 1 = n. Now you have any number of things with no row which is n x 0 = 0.

If multiplication is repeated addition then division is repeated subtraction. When you divide by 0 you are subtracting 0 from another number infinitely and you never get anywhere.

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