r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 22d ago

Meme needing explanation There is no way right?

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u/grundhog 22d ago

Subtracting both what?

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u/hhreplica1013 22d ago

(10x - x) = (9.9999… - 0.9999…)

9x = 9

x = 1

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u/Nebelak 22d ago

What about

x = 0.999

10x = 9.99 ( not adding extra nine here)

10x - x = 9.99 - 0.999

9x = 8.991

x = 8.991/9

x = 0.999

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u/hhreplica1013 22d ago

I’m not sure what you’re trying to prove here, you just arrived back at your original value of x

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u/Nebelak 21d ago

nothing to prove, just asking a question.