how does .999999… repeating equal 1?

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I know there are proofs on this but I’m not great at math, can someone dumb it down for me?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

2 simple solutions I like:

1/3 = 0.33333333…….
2/3 = 0.66666666666……..
3/3 = 0.9999999999………

But 3/3 also equals 1

The other is:

x=0.99999999……….
10x=9.9999999999
Subtract x from each side and you get:
9x=9
x=1

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