[G4] 2 + 2 = 4.000000001?

[sr ferenczy]

provide an example, ill try it here. i know there have also been long 
long threads on the answer that the mac calculator gives to zero 
divided by zero....


sandor





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On Feb 26, 2004, at 5:45 PM, Kevin Willis wrote:

> I was wondering is any body else has noticed strange answers to simple 
> arithmetic problems with using the calculator in OS 10.2.8. When I add 
> a string of whole numbers together, I end up with a rather long 
> decimal in the answer.  I have tried it with the basic and advanced 
> calculator and with and without the tape.  Is it safe to trust it with 
> important figures?
>
> Thanks
>
> Kevin
>
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