What is 5 divided by zero? Note: Division by zero is undefined.

That's right. The answer is not zero. In fact, there's no answer at all, simply because there's no question. In math in general, division by zero is "not permitted", and if people start talking about it, the answer is called "indeterminate" ... that means vague, and can't be determined.
Division is repeated subtraction. 6 divided by 2 means: "How many times can you take 2 away from 6 before the 6 is all used up and gone ?", and the answer is: 3 times and then it's gone.
So the question is really asking: "How many times can you take zero away from 5 before the 5 is all used up and gone ?". There's no answer, because no matter how many times you take away zero, you can never use up the 5 .
One more comment on the subject: Save your question marks. One is plenty.

Answered by AL2006 | 2024-06-10

5 divide by zero is** Undefined**.

Answered by magic | 2024-06-10

Dividing by zero, such as in 0 5 ​ , is undefined because it does not produce a meaningful result. No matter how many times you subtract zero from a number, you leave that number unchanged. Therefore, division by zero is not permitted in mathematics.
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Answered by AL2006 | 2024-12-19