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Which number is greater?
I bet that the majority of people get this wrong. I find the answer quite fascinating
Which of these is true
choice a:
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.999999999999 < 1
Choice b:
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.999999999999 = 1
Choice c:
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.999999999999 > 1
For those that do not know,
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.99999999 the bar over the number means that the 9s go on infinitely and never stop ... it is a repeating decimal
I will post a detailed explanation in a few days
3 Answers
- 1 decade ago
okay.. here we go. choice a is correct.
because.. if you multiply each side by 10, you'll get 9.9 and 10, which means 1 is bigger. sorry, not a good explanation.. but definitely the right answer.
it was an extra credit question on my calc test last semester.
- 1 decade ago
I've always thought that it was A, but my friend asked me and said she thought it was B, so I still think it's A, but who knows.
