Public bug reported:

Using comma in floating point arithmetic operations causing problem in
bc.

Can be reproduced by using following command;
bc <<< "100 - 97,2"

It is running without an error if comma is replaced by dot as following;
bc <<< "100 - 97.2"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: bc 1.06.95-9build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.40-generic 4.4.8
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Tue Jun  7 01:17:11 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-05 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
SourcePackage: bc
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: bc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

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  bc cannot handle "comma" instead of "dot" in floating point operations

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