.999 = 1 Problem

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thread starter skazo Apr 13 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

link Who wants to disprove I am very bored.

lilbabyviet 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

God I hate these kind of threads. I fail at math.

KewlEH 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

10 x .9 = 9, not 9.9.

skazo 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I'm sorry. Do you want an easier problem? link

lilbabyviet 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

skazo said: "I'm sorry. Do you want an easier problem? link " That is so old.

skazo Apr 13 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Better math? link KewlEH said: "10 x .9 = 9, not 9.9." It's not .9, it's .99999...etc

DyingDegree 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

The middle line makes no sense to me.

PoeticDemise 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I pay 3$ for each 12 pack :o

jointed 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

its only because its repeated and its being rounded to the nearest tenth in the subtraction part and the rest

beREAL 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

But , .9999 =/= 1. So that is incorrect.

RiceMaker 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

whats the prob o.o 10*.9999=X?

Krazy 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

beREAL said: "But , .9999 =/= 1. So that is incorrect." You have to actually prove that, not just say it.

KewlEH 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

skazo said: "Better math? link It's not .9, it's .99999...etc" Get a calculator. Multiply 10 by .9. You'll get 9, not 9.9...

mapleSoul 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

The answer is whale.

skazo 04/13/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

beREAL said: "But , .9999 =/= 1. So that is incorrect." It was proved here. So you need to disprove it in order to say that .9999 =/= 1, because as of now it does.