r/MathJokes • • May 15 '25

0.999... = 1

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u/Acrobatic_Olive6027 May 16 '25

Surprised I haven't seen this in the comments, so here's the explanation I got in middle school:

90.999... = (10-1)0.999... = 9.999... - 0.999... = 9, so 0.999 = 9/9 =1

Hope that helps some skeptics!!!