Damn Calculator

[Guest pdtp]

i was doing some math with my Phone's calc program and i relized it was automaticly rounding up. :D any1 know of a way to turn this off?

[Guest hotphil]

what was the calculation? I can't get mine to round up...

there are I believe third-party calculator programs out there that you may want to try.

[Guest pdtp]

what was the calculation? I can't get mine to round up...

there are I believe third-party calculator programs out there that you may want to try.

any equation that invols the .3 for ever or the .6

try this 6 * 6.33333333

the answer is 37.999999999

the answer the calc program gives is 38

i know im just being picky but hey thats who i am :D

[Guest Gavin]

any equation that invols the .3 for ever or the .6

try this 6 * 6.33333333

the answer is 37.999999999

the answer the calc program gives is 38

i know im just being picky but hey thats who i am :D

:D Mine does it to! Ha, that is all kinds of messed up. What the hell?

[Guest adchaffey]

:D Mine does it to! Ha, that is all kinds of messed up. What the hell?

I think it's because of the number of significant figures it's allowing.

If you do 3 * 3.33333333 you get the correct answer of 9.99999999

But then simply add 1 (i.e. 9.99999999 + 1) and you get 11!

So it can only handle 9 figures.

[Guest pdtp]

yea it can only handle 9 figures but it rounds the 10th figure into the 9th. i simply dont want it to do that. i have a reg. calculator that has a swith on the tom that will make it round the 13th figure into the 12th (it can only handly 12 digets) and i get the same answer's as my PPC. i just want to turn that 10th figure rounding off. but im thinking its going to be built into the program and not a reg setting :D

I think it's because of the number of significant figures it's allowing.

If you do 3 * 3.33333333 you get the correct answer of 9.99999999

But then simply add 1 (i.e. 9.99999999 + 1) and you get 11!

So it can only handle 9 figures.