SOLUTION: How to write the repeating decimal .9999..... as a fraction?

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Question 970409: How to write the repeating decimal .9999..... as a fraction?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/9=0.1111....
So then,
9(1/9)=0.9999....
9/9=0.9999....
1=0.9999....