From: andrew@...
Date: 2014-04-01T18:26:10+00:00
Subject: [ruby-core:61802] [ruby-trunk - Bug #9691] Wrong value on float

Issue #9691 has been updated by Andrew Vit.


Use Fixnum (14995 * 100) or BigDecimal:

~~~
require 'bigdecimal'
d = BigDecimal.new('149.95')
d * 100
# => 0.14995E5
~~~

More info on floating point vs. decimal numbers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZRI1IfStY0

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Bug #9691: Wrong value on float
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9691#change-46037

* Author: Mattias Bodlund
* Status: Rejected
* Priority: Normal
* Assignee: 
* Category: 
* Target version: 
* ruby -v: 2.1.0
* Backport: 2.0.0: UNKNOWN, 2.1: UNKNOWN
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Getting strange value on multiplying a float

 149.95 * 100
 => 14994.999999999998



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