Express 0.99999 ….. in the form p/q. Are you surprised by your answer? With your teacher and classmates discuss why the answer makes sense.

Let x = 0.9999…

Multiplying both sides by 10


10x = 9.9999…


10x = 9 + x


9x = 9


x = 1


The difference between 1 and 0.999999 is o.000001 which is negligible.


Hence, 0.999 is too much near to 1. Therefore, 1 as an answer can be justified


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