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0.999 is less that 1,

However,

0.999999... (going on forever) is equal to 1.

We can prove this through the following:

If x = 0.9999...

10x = 9.9999...

10x - x = 9.9999... - 0.9999...

So 9x = 9

So x = 1

But we said at the beginning that x = 0.9999...

So 0.9999... = 1

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