Originally Posted by Kestrel
I'm going to say this one more time...0.9repeating, which is the number in question, is an infinite construct: that is, 0.9 followed by an infinite number of 9's. We are talking about infinite sum of numbers, and the limit or infinite sum is the correct way to deal with it. It seems counterintuitive, but the math supports the conclusion.
using limits
IS the correct way to do it, but in regards to the original question, a number with a repeating decimal
CANNOT be equal to a real/whole number