# 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, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/does-999999-1-vpoll/13546/95 "2006-06-21T12:38:43Z")

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> [@Zer0DazE](#):
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> that forumla is being properly applied. it is for converting a repeating decimal to a fraction, and it is doing just that. it just so happens that the fraction turns out to be 9/9 or 1.

Or is it really 8.99999999999999999999999999999999999999~/9 😮

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