# Does .999999 = 1    vPOLL

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**Created:** [June 20, 2006, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-999999-1-vpoll/13546 "2006-06-20T08:06:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-999999-1-vpoll/13546/89 "2006-06-21T10:28:28Z")

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when I use the calc in windows and divid 1 by 3, it = .3333333333333, but when I do 2/3 it = .6666666666667, which is not what was in the proof, so the proof MUST be wrong.

How the fuck do you go from 10x = .999999999 to 9x=9??? What math rule do you use for that?!

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