Very well then a sum based explanation: 1/9 = .111... 2/9 = .222... 3/9 = .333... 4/9 = .444... 5/9 = .555... 6/9 = .666... 7/9 = .777... 8/9 =

Very well then a sum based explanation: 1/9 = .111... 2/9 = .222... 3/9 = .333... 4/9 = .444... 5/9 = .555... 6/9 = .666... 7/9 = .777... 8/9 = .888... 9/9 = .999... = 1 the .999 = 1 issue is not a math problem so much as a symbol issue. Those fractional representations of ninths are presented to 4th graders if i recall correctly, yet adults will argue that there must exist some number between .999... and 1 even though both symbols represent the same value.