Phillip Rhodes wrote:
Pretty precise,
but the problem then becomes if you multiply the result by
7, you won't get back your original number. This can cause
unexpected glitches if you're not careful.
I should have said, "you won't necessarily get back your original
number." And therein lies the rub. Depending on what happens
with the truncation / rounding, you may or may not get the
results you intuitively expect, on any given occassion.
TTYL,
Phil
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