Re: calculator error?

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From: Phil Wheeler
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 10:25

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Peter McCallum wrote:
> When I use Calculator (v3.2.1) to do the following calculation:
> 9000 - 8387.7 - 557.3
> 
> I get the result:
> 54.999999999999
> 

Using v. 4.0 I get the same result.  But changing the precision from 12 
to 16 gives a more pleasing result. And so does changing the precision 
to 6.  A bit odd.

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