If on a calculator the answer is say .3 recurring. What if when you follow this through to the 3 millionth click, like I have done, it says .25, does that mean the batteries running out?????? Worried mathamatition....
2006-12-02 12:06:38 · 2 answers · asked by pop c 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
You've probably reached the calculator's character limit.
You know how if you follow .6 repeating you will eventually get .666667 due to rounding? I think this is the same case, .25 rounds to .3 so the calculator, at its limit, puts .33333325 to equal .3 repeating.
2006-12-02 12:13:27 · answer #1 · answered by pdate07 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, calculators don't do math. They do numerical calculations. They accuracy of a stored number is limited. You can find the limits of the calculator's ability in the users manual.
2006-12-02 20:19:21 · answer #2 · answered by modulo_function 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋