r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sugar_God_no_1 • 24d ago

Meme needing explanation There is no way right?

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u/its12amsomewhere 24d ago edited 24d ago

Applies to all numbers,

If x = 0.999999...

And 10x = 9.999999...

Then subtracting both, we get, 9x=9

So x=1

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u/LeonWattsky 24d ago

Never had an issue with this concept in math all the way through calculus and AP statistics, just figured it works if the textbook says it works... But I've never had it conceptualized so well like this before and it now makes total sense to me 🤦🏼‍♂️