From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-03-30T16:20:08+09:00
Subject: Re: same operation (sort of), different results

On 30.03.2007 08:10, John Joyce wrote:
> Yep, you can do integer division but do it last for best results.
> you can also throw a  .to_f  method onto everything for your division..
> The only way around real division errors is to use large integers, keep 
> track of decimal location in your own custom object for display purposes 
> and thus push the division error way way down to a small, insignificant 
> number.

There is another way: BigDecimal.

	robert