by Victor Fraenckel <victorf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Dec 17, 2007 at 08:29 PM
Marco van de Voort wrote:
> Better use SI :-)
Not an option in this application :>{)
>
> Anyway, multiply the fractional part with a large power of two (e.g.
1024).
> The resulting number is the upper part of your fraction, and 1024 below.
> Then use the normal common denomitor way to simplify it to aa sane
number.
>
> - number: 3.25
> - frac(3.25) = 0.25
> - 0.25*1024=256
>
> So 3 256/1024
This is pretty neat. I never heard about this method before! Thank you
for showing me!
Vic
