– 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

Because there’s not a number you can add to 0.99999etc to get 1. The distance between them is 0, therefore they are the same.

Edit: Look everyone I’m not gonna argue that this is true. I’ve explained it. If you disagree just do some basic research on the subject and don’t bother me about it.