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Interesting bit of math I learned

Name: McPeePants 2007-10-01 23:23 ID:qwInlHTY

.6666 equals 1.

Name: RedCream 2007-11-04 16:44

Why is it that we're willing to believe that THIS is true:

0.555... = 5/9

... but NOT that this is equally true?:

0.999... = 1/1

The answer is innumeracy.  Too many people are not sufficiently educated in mathematics.

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