.333333333333*3 = 1?

Hurkyl

My best guess is that they don't internalize 1/2 as being a number, but rather an arithmetic expression. The thing that bugs me is how many think of 0.999... as some strange sort of varying number.

Hurkyl Recognitions: Gold Member Science Advisor Staff Emeritus	My best guess is that they don't internalize 1/2 as being a number, but rather an arithmetic expression. The thing that bugs me is how many think of 0.999... as some strange sort of varying number.