SOLUTION: What number does .4999....represent? What about 7.562999...? Why

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Question 36979: What number does .4999....represent? What about 7.562999...? Why
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the nines go on forever, its equivalent is to add one to the place before the nines...so we get
.499999999.... = .5
and
7.562999999...... = 7.563