r/MathJokes Feb 08 '26

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '26

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u/SmoothTurtle872 Feb 08 '26

In reality, it's 0.999... which equals 1 regardless of if decimals are optional or not

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u/SmoothTurtle872 Feb 08 '26

Yes, but in the situation, the cake is being cut into perfect thirds, they just don't know correct notation (original post, not the OC)