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If 0.999 (etc.) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 = 0?

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If 0.999 (etc.) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 = 0?
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RE: If 0.999 (etc.) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 = 0?
March 4, 2012 at 5:36 pm
No silly... if number minus number = 0.... then the doughnuts have won!

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See? Every one of them is a 0.
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If 0.999 (etc.) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 = 0?

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RE: If 0.999 (etc.) = 1, does 1 - 0.999 = 0? - by Violet - March 4, 2012 at 5:36 pm

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