– why is 0.999… equal to 1?

Question

I know the Arithmetic proof and everything but how to explain this practically to a kid who just started understanding the numbers?

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Answer 1

Can’t this question be answered easier by counting in another base than 10? Like…. in base 2 or 16? I know some numbers can’t be written in one base without fractions/periodic but in another base they can?

Someone intelligent pls develop