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Faulty T68i Calculator |
Picasosz
Joined: Sep 14, 2002
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When adding nubers that have more than 2 decimal points i.e. calculating sales tax my T68i adds a 0 to the right of the decimal point
e.g. (82.00 + 4.76625 = 86.076625) That is the incorrect answer my t68i gives. The correct answer is 86.76625 is this a normal occurence or did my t68i not go to the correct primary school when growing up.
I have treid this with numerous number combinations and numerous different equations allways with the same result.Whats Up With That
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Picasosz
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So Anybody out there have the same problem or should i cantact SE |
orang3
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hey .. i have the same problem ... hmm i am goin down to se today.. i will inform them ..
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arnoldc
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yes, i tried it on mine (T68m i-mified, R2E006) and does screw up your numbers when the two zeroes to the right of the decimal point is added. however, i tried 81.00 + 0.01 and gave me 81.01 which is correct, also 81.01 + 0.01 resulted in 82.02, but 81.00 + 1.1 resulted in 82.01 darn!
the way to avoid this bug is do not enter zeroes to the right of the decimal if the number is a whole number anyway
it gave a correct answer when asked for 81.0001 + 1.001 which is 82.0011 |
Picasosz
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The problem is when you are calculating sales tax you will rip yourself of by up to .90 cents per transaction and not to mention if you are going to be doing any space travel calculations are extremly critical.Being of by a tenth could be the diference between Alpha Centauri and the surface of the sun. |
orang3
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oh ya .. my is T68i R2B025 R3A HW
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Picasosz
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As Hard as the numbers try, They cannot all be whole numbers.
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619
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i hope this will not appear on the P800 |
Cytech
Joined: Feb 19, 2002
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This occurs in firmware version R5A020 as well.... |
arnoldc
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@Picasosz, what i meant is that if the number is 81 for example, enter it as 81 and the T68 produces the correct result. Enter it as 81.00 and you'll get the bug as mentioned. So there is no point in entering .00 if it's whole number such as 81, right?
81.00 + 4.7 = 85.07 <-- wrong
81 + 4.7 = 85.7 <-- right, so there is a way to avoid it
It does produce the correct result with 0.0000012 + 0.0000012 = 0.0000024 |
Rui_Costa
Joined: Feb 18, 2002
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So this is the reason I failed in Math!
Arrrg 
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Cytech
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On 2002-09-17 09:53, Rui_Costa wrote:
So this is the reason I failed in Math!
Arrrg
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that's why you always should follow the words Trust no one  |
riflogic
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
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Well. If its a whole number then whats the point of entering zeros after the decimal point. But still this should NOT happen. Sort it out 
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Picasosz
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The problem i have is calculating sales tax in Albuquerque the tax is 5.8125 % therefor you are never dealing with whole numbers my 8290 allways worked.
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GOwin
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@picasosz. Arnold's workaround seems to be fine. Just remember that you need not to enter zeros when adding (no problems with -,*, /) whole numbers.
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Posted: 2002-09-17 01:31
W950i, 
