From: brian <brian@...>
Date: 2005-06-09T09:40:57+09:00
Subject: Newb math question

Can someone tell me why this code:
    puts (9.0-8.9).to_s
results in:
    0.0999999999999996

I'm expecting 0.01 as the result.  Do I have to specify the precision?  
Even with the full precision available on the platform (Windows XP), the 
correct answer is still 0.01, not what's printed.  What's the deal?  I 
like this language so far, but this is confusing...

Brian