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Re: Oodles of 0's

by tim Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:15 am

yes - the entire thread that came before your post. please read the thread. EXCEL DOES NOT GIVE YOU AN EXACT ANSWER!
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Re: Oodles of 0's

by iconstudent475 Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:35 am

iconstudent475 Wrote:Sorry for reopening this, but Excel give me this number when i calculate 60! :
8320987112741390000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000.00

Much more than 14 zeros...

Did i miss anything ?
Pierre


Excel is rounding some digits to '0' when the operations turned to be complicated. That's why i was mistaken.
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Re: Oodles of 0's

by jnelson0612 Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:35 pm

Thanks everyone!
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