why does 2/3 equal 0.666666666666666667?

Why is there a 7 at the end of the 6's???

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Subsumedpat · 36-40, M

I does not really 2/3 is a non terminating repeating decimal that goes on for ever. .666666666666666666666........ However, if you could divide it by 2 then multiply by 3 it would equal 1.

.999999999999999999....... = 1