I'm sure the mathematical anomaly that .999 repeating equals 1 has been brought

I'm sure the mathematical anomaly that .999 repeating equals 1 has been brought

I'm sure the mathematical anomaly that .999 repeating equals 1 has been brought up, but I was wondering what you think of it. Why is this possible? x=.999 (repeating) therefore 10x=9.999 (repeating) Subtract one x from the 10x 10x=9.999 - x=0.999 and you get 9x=9 divide both sides by 9 x=1 I was wondering if you could explain why this happens. Does it show a flaw in our math system? Or is it just a strange occurrence that should be overlooked? Or is it true?

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