From: Robert McGovern <robertm@...>
Date: 2002-12-10T21:21:25+09:00
Subject: Re: warnings -w

>>>>(2.4/0.2).to_i
> 
> D> => 11
> 
>  Float#to_i is the same than Float#truncate
> 
> pigeon% ruby -e 'p ((2.4/0.2).truncate)'
> 11
> pigeon% 
> 
> pigeon% ruby -e 'p ((2.4/0.2).floor)'
> 11
> pigeon% 
> 
> pigeon% ruby -e 'p ((2.4/0.2).ceil)'
> 12
> pigeon% 
> 
> pigeon% ruby -e 'p ((2.4/0.2).round)'
> 12
> pigeon% 

As 2.4 /0.2 is fundementally 12, why should (2.4/0.2).floor or .truncate 
give 11?

The method should be called on the result of the 2.4 / 0.2 calculation 
which is 12 or 12.0 and therefore the result should always be 12.

Rob