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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is the inverse of dividing a number by 7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

multiplying it by 7

OpenStudy (amistre64):

dividing by 1/7 :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but that's the same thing, right?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

its its lol

OpenStudy (amistre64):

i mean its the same a multipling by 7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

gotcha

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The inverse of division is multiplication

OpenStudy (amistre64):

semantics...schemantics ;)

jhonyy9 (jhonyy9):

the first answer is right

OpenStudy (amistre64):

i spose we should define what it is to multiply? ;)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@amistre how about dividing by 7/49 ?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

hmm... i dunno, that might be against the geneva convention and wed have to get nato involved

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and no, first you define multiplication, then division. just like in grammar school

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do we define it as a series of addition operations, or as a scaling operation?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

id define it as binary as i could ;)

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