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Question

Mathematics Question on Real Numbers and their Decimal Expansions

Express 0.99999 .... in the form pq\frac{p}{q} . Are you surprised by your answer? With your teacher and classmates discuss why the answer makes sense.

Answer

Let x = 0.9999....

10x = 9.9999...

10x = 9 + x

9x = 9

⇒ x = 1.