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Use a related multiplication equation to show why the equation 5/n = 0 has no solution

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Multiply both sides by 5:

5/n = 0

then

5/n * n = 0 * n

5 = 0 * n

This cannot be true because there is no number n you can multiply by 0 and get 5.
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