Express 0.99999 ….. in the form p/q. Are you surprised by your answer? With your teacher and classmates discuss why the answer makes sense.

Let x = 0.9999…

Multiplying both sides by 10 10x = 9.9999…

10x = 9 + x 9x = 9 x = 1

The difference between 1 and 0.999999 is o.000001 which is negligible.

Hence, 0.999 is too much near to 1.

Therefore, 1 as an answer can be justified