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Programming your calculator
12
DECIMAL
Purpose
To give the decimal expansion of a fraction to as many decimal places as desired.
Operation
Enter the numerator and the denominator, both whole numbers, pressing after
each.
Each time you press , the next digit in the decimal expansion will be given. Record
these on paper if you wish. Note that the decimal point is not displayed by the
calculator.
Press
ON
when you wish to stop.
To test the program, check that the decimal expansion of 3/13 is 0.023076923..., which is
a recurring decimal.