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Re:0.999...= 1 by ginko on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @03:55AM (#23004646)
As in the 0.333... will stop at some point? That would still mean that 3 time 0.333... with a LOT of 3s end up being being 1.

I also figure it's a bit more intuitive for pupils to just try out calculating the decimal representation of 1/3 and seeing that it'll just keep going forever.

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Re:0.999...= 1 by tomtomtom1 on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @04:05AM (#23004729)
more like 1/3 != 0.3333 ....

as in 1/3 does not have a decimal representation. you can only approximate it but never reach it.

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