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Not getting numeric answer to simple division

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• Subject: [mg56592] Not getting numeric answer to simple division
• From: Paul Hughes <psidoc at gmail.com>
• Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 03:21:53 -0400 (EDT)
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Does anyone know how to get a numeric answer to a simple division problem?

Even if I have a very complex problem, the moment I place the division
symbol '/' into the equation, my answer always comes out as   a/b in
some form.

Paul

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