RE: fractional number
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- Subject: [mg23793] RE: [mg23751] fractional number
- From: "David Park" <djmp at earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 02:59:43 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
> -----Original Message----- > From: JikaiRF at aol.com [mailto:JikaiRF at aol.com] To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net > Dear members of MathGroup, > I have a trouble manipulating Mathematica. > > My trouble is as follows: > Consider a fractional number and transform it into decimals. In > this case, > there could be left many decimals. Then, I need to round the > third decimal > point as follows: > If they are larger than six digits, it should be rounded up from the > third decimal points and rounded off if smaller than five. > Take examples; > 1/17= 0.05882... the fractional number should be expressed as 0.06. > 1/18= 0.0555... the fractional number should be expressed as 0.05. > > I'd like to know how to program Mathematica to depict the above story. > > I hope to receive answers from you soon. > > Sincerely, > Fujio Takata > > P.S. My e-mail address; JikaiRF at aol.com > Something like this: N[Round[100 1/17]/100] 0.06 or Round[100 1/17]/100. 0.06 David Park djmp at earthlink.net http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/