Re: Not getting numeric answer to simple division
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- Subject: [mg56643] Re: Not getting numeric answer to simple division
- From: "Steven Shippee" <droukas at comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 00:46:45 -0400 (EDT)
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- Reply-to: "Steven Shippee" <slshippee at comcast.net>
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Most, if not all, suggestions to getting approximate answers suggested or recommended using N, e.g., 3/7 //N I've gotten into a habit of using a period when I want an approximation, e.g., 3./7 Is this OK or a bad habit to get into - I ask because none of the more seasoned users recommended it. Thanks in advance, Steven Shippee "Paul Hughes" <psidoc at gmail.com> wrote in message news:d4sp98$apu$1 at smc.vnet.net... > 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 >