On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 04:05:22PM -0800, Mike Fedyk wrote: > > > 1x2+5x50 (in this order, not in normal precedence order that computers and > > > etc use...) > > > > > > And it outputs 252 not 350! > > NO. Not if I enter it in a specific order. > > 1x2 = 2 > > 2+5 = 7 > > 7x50 = 350 > > Not 252! > > That is how a calculator should work when you are typing in the calculation > by *hand*! I shouldn't have to worry about precedence then. > > This app is supposed to replace the calculator I can buy for $10. And that > is how it should work. > > Remember, we are working with hand entered calculations that go into the app > in a certain order, and *that* is the order that it should be calculated...
_Any_ calculator that isn't a piece of crap will follow the standard precedence rules. Those rules _must_ be obeyed otherwise the real numbers that everyone loves so much would not even form a field [this will probably not mean anything to you but...] If you want 1*2+5*50 to be equal to 350 then enter is as (1*2+5)*50=7*50=350 AFAIK, a $5 calculator will follow precedence.. I hope you realize your error by now.. - Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
