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Originally Posted by pryoplasm
ok, bear in mind you need to comprehend at least 8th grade math to understnd this(stolen from LUE on gamefaqs.com quite some time ago, but good for conversation)
1/3 =.333~
2/3 =.666~
.333~+.666~=.999~
1/3 + 2/3 = 1
.999~=1
or
.999~=1
x = .999
10x= 9.999~
9x = 9
x=1
1=.999~
discuss.
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That's a pretty flawed proof since .333~ and .666~ are both decimal approximations of a fraction. 1/3 is really a (theoretically) neverending sequence of .33333~ (you get the idea) and the same is true for 2/3.
So, in reality ~1/3 + ~2/3 = ~1. (~ is the sign for approximation [I think]).
