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Even simpler: 1 = 3 * 1/3
1/3 =0.333333....
1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 = 0.99999999... = 1
But you're just restating the premise here. You haven't proven the two are equal.
This step
And this step
Aren't well-defined. You're relying on division short-hand rather than a real proof.
ELI5
Mostly boils down to the pedantry of explaining why 1/3 = 0.(3) and what 0.(3) actually means.