Frequent Questions about our Solver

The problem

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I don’t get how the answer is what you are showing me

Answer provided by our tutors

You have typed in a fraction that has decimal numbers in the numerator and the denominator.

Then you clicked 'Solve' with 'Calculate using: integer (whole) numbers' selected under 'Options'.

This means the solver will convert the fraction with decimal numbers in the numerator and the denominator to fraction with integer (whole) numbers in the numerator and the denominator:

If you wanted to calculate the expression, select 'Calculate using: real (decimal) numbers' selected under 'Options' and you will get:

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