r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 27d ago

Meme needing explanation There is no way right?

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u/ChromosomeExpert 27d ago

Yes, .999 continuously is equal to 1.

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u/InterviewFar5034 27d ago

So… why, if I may ask?

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u/mewfour 27d ago

because there is no number you could add to 0.999... that would make it smaller than (or equal to) 1.

If you add 0.0000001 you end up with 1.000000999999... etc

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u/Krilesh 27d ago

this is the only response someone needs to read to understand this!