>If you have 5 significant digits in your operands (ie 2.5567), it is incorrect to expect
>that calculated results should have more signifcant digits than the operands. When you
>multiply 3.1 * 2.5567 the actual result should only have 2 significant digits because it
>is controlled by the operand with the fewest significant digtis and the result should be 7.9.

Mi dispiace, signore, ma what the hell have you been smoking? :-)

 2.5567
   x3.1
 ------
 2 5567
76 701
-------
7.92577