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The right answer is -54767/66192, so whichever program said -.827 is probably right. There was a good discussion on the list: http://groups.google.com/group/em
by barrybe 16y ago
The right answer is -54767/66192, so whichever program said -.827 is probably right.
There was a good discussion on the list: http://groups.google.com/group/emerginglangs/browse_thread/thread/482102d7c00ae528# http://groups.google.com/group/emerginglangs/browse_thread/t...
Basically if your language uses floats by default then it will get that challenge wrong, and if it uses fractions or arbitrary-precision decimals, then it'll get it right.
- gcanyon 16y agoHa!, funny -- the environments I used were: Revolution FileMaker Pro Numbers J -- my J is weak and rusty, so it's probably my fault Excel So the database wins.