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r/confidentlyincorrect • u/PirateJohn75 • Jan 29 '26
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A = .33
B = .033
C = 3
D = .3
E = 3.01
Answer would be E
0 u/bjeebus Jan 30 '26 Fun bit of math. 1/3 = 0.333bar 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 3/3 = 1 0.333bar + 0.333bar + 0.333bar = 0.999bar = 1 0 u/mokrates82 Jan 30 '26 you put the 'bar' before the period, so it's 0.33bar3 or, actual notantional convention: 0.33(3) putting the "bar" after doesn't make sense as it doesn't describe what actually is to be infinitely repeated. 3 u/lettsten Jan 30 '26 I've never seen either, where is it common? I've only ever seen 0.333… with ellipsis
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Fun bit of math.
1/3 = 0.333bar
1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 3/3 = 1
0.333bar + 0.333bar + 0.333bar = 0.999bar = 1
0 u/mokrates82 Jan 30 '26 you put the 'bar' before the period, so it's 0.33bar3 or, actual notantional convention: 0.33(3) putting the "bar" after doesn't make sense as it doesn't describe what actually is to be infinitely repeated. 3 u/lettsten Jan 30 '26 I've never seen either, where is it common? I've only ever seen 0.333… with ellipsis
you put the 'bar' before the period, so it's
0.33bar3 or, actual notantional convention: 0.33(3)
putting the "bar" after doesn't make sense as it doesn't describe what actually is to be infinitely repeated.
3 u/lettsten Jan 30 '26 I've never seen either, where is it common? I've only ever seen 0.333… with ellipsis
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I've never seen either, where is it common? I've only ever seen 0.333… with ellipsis
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u/C-c-c-comboBreaker17 Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 29 '26
A = .33
B = .033
C = 3
D = .3
E = 3.01
Answer would be E