Isn't that how they learn to round the amounts at McDonalds? :-)
>>>Hi to all,
>>>
>>>Here is the controversy:
12.345 -> 12.3
>>> -> 12.4
In my opinion, the first one (12.3) is the correct 'mathematical rounding' (to 1 decimal here). However, some colleagues say the second one is correct.
>>>
>>>Please, tell me that I'm correct! ;)
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>>sorry, but you are incorrect.
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>>roundiung starts at the very end. therefore, the 5 gets rounded up, changing the 4 into a five.
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>>since the 4 is a 5 now, this one gets rounded up making out of the 3 a 4.
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>>so you end up with 12.4
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>>if you limit the round() function to how many decimals it is supposed to look at the result will change.
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>>?round(12.345, 1) = 12.3 because the function ignores the 5
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>Amazing how one learns every day ;-)