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Why is division not commutative

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Division CANNOT be commutative, here is why

lets say the problem is 24÷4

it is obviously 6

but when you flip 24÷4, you get 4÷24

and... 4÷24 is 0.16666666

6 and 0.1666 is totally different :p
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