Re: [PHP] Fractions

2009-05-24 Thread Nathan Rixham
Mark Kelly wrote: Hi. On Sunday 24 May 2009, Ron Piggott wrote: Is there a way to remove the trailing '0'? $width = number_format($width,2); Also is there a way to have the original fraction display (1/4), as well as have provision for 1/8 and 3/8 and 1/2, etc. display? On this one I susp

Re: [PHP] Fractions

2009-05-24 Thread Mark Kelly
Hi. On Sunday 24 May 2009, Ron Piggott wrote: > Is there a way to remove the trailing '0'? $width = number_format($width,2); > Also is there a way to have the original fraction display (1/4), as well > as have provision for 1/8 and 3/8 and 1/2, etc. display? On this one I suspect you'd have to

Re: [PHP] Fractions

2002-12-10 Thread Mike Smith
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Re: [PHP] Fractions

2002-12-09 Thread Stephen
t; Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Fractions > how about you try it to see what happens, and maybe learn how it works > > Andrew > - Original Message - > From: "Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Andrew Brampton" <[EMA

Re: [PHP] Fractions

2002-12-09 Thread Stephen
Would this also print out as a mixed number if it should? - Original Message - From: "Andrew Brampton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Fractions > Well how would you do it on

Re: [PHP] Fractions

2002-12-09 Thread Stephen
on in simpliest form? - Original Message - From: "Ray Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "PHP List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Fractions > If there are none in

Re: [PHP] Fractions

2002-12-09 Thread Andrew Brampton
t look like the above Andrew - Original Message - From: "Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ray Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "PHP List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Fractions > But ho

Re: [PHP] Fractions

2002-12-09 Thread Ray Hunter
om: "Ray Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 6:12 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] Fractions > > > > Just like math...find the greatest common denominator of the

Re: [PHP] Fractions

2002-12-09 Thread Stephen
But how do you find it in PHP? - Original Message - From: "Ray Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Fractions > Just like math...fi

Re: [PHP] Fractions

2002-12-09 Thread Ray Hunter
Just like math...find the greatest common denominator of the numerator and denominator and then divide each (numerator and denominator) by that number... ie: numerator = 8 and denominator = 12 so we have 8/12 then greatest common denominator is 4... so 8/4 = 2 and 12/4 = 3 thus, 8/12 => 2/3

Re: [PHP] Fractions

2002-11-16 Thread Jason Wong
On Sunday 17 November 2002 03:09, Stephen wrote: > 9/5 and 5/9 would be a repeating deicmal. I find fractions would be easier > to multiply then a repeating deicmal. But php doesn't care one bit (and neither should you) whether you use echo ( (5/9) * (80-32) ); OR echo ( 0.6 * (80-32)

Re: [PHP] Fractions

2002-11-16 Thread Stephen
t: RE: [PHP] Fractions Well, seeing as you're in the 7th or 8th grade (at least according to your Website) - my sincere apologies ... Just use 5.0/9.0 in your formula. Mark C. -Original Message- From: Stephen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, November 16, 20

RE: [PHP] Fractions

2002-11-16 Thread Mark Charette
Well, seeing as you're in the 7th or 8th grade (at least according to your Website) - my sincere apologies ... Just use 5.0/9.0 in your formula. Mark C. -Original Message- From: Stephen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 1:36 PM To: PHP List Subject: [P

Re: [PHP] Fractions

2002-11-16 Thread Marco Tabini
Supposing you want to display the numbers as decimal values: $celsius = ($farenheit - 32) * 5 / 9; Unless, of course, I did not understand your question properly. Marco -- php|architect - The magazine for PHP Professionals The first monthly worldwide magazine dedicated to PHP progr

RE: [PHP] Fractions

2002-11-16 Thread Mark Charette
You gotta be kidding me, no? When did you learn decimals? I think I started by 3rd or 4th grade ... -Original Message- From: Stephen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 1:36 PM To: PHP List Subject: [PHP] Fractions I'm wanting to make a simple PHP scri