From: Jamis Buck <jgb3@...>
Date: 2004-10-28T03:48:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Rounding error, (100.0 * 9.95).to_i == 994

Bill Atkins wrote:
> OK, that would make sense if v's value was 994.5, but it seems to be
> 995.0.  Why should to_i round down like that?

But it isn't 995.0. It is 994.99999999883 or something. IRB displays it 
as 995.0, rounding it.

- Jamis

> 
> Bill
> 
> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 03:27:33 +0900, Walter Szewelanczyk
> <walter@mwsewall.com> wrote:
> 
>>you may want to try
>>
>> >ri Float#round
> 
> 
> .
> 


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