HP HP12C hp 12c_user's guide_English_E_HDPMBF12E44.pdf - Page 31

Section 2: Percentage and Calendar Functions 31 Keystrokes 14.052004\ 120gD Display 14.05 Keys in date and separates it from number of days to be entered. 11,09,2004 6 The expiration date is 11 September 2004, a Saturday. When D is executed as an instruction in a running program, the calculator pauses for about 1 second to display the result, then resumes program execution. Number of Days Between Dates To calculate the number of days between two given dates: 1. Key in the earlier date and press \. 2. Key in the later date and press gÒ. The answer shown in the display is the actual number of days between the two dates, including leap days (the extra days occurring in leap years), if any. In addition, the hp 12c also calculates the number of days between the two dates on the basis of a 30-day month. This answer is held inside the calculator; to display it, press ~. Pressing ~ again will return the original answer to the display. Example: Simple interest calculations can be done using either the actual number of days or the number of days counted on the basis of a 30-day month. What would be the number of days counted each way, to be used in calculating the simple interest accruing from June 3, 2004 to October 14, 2005? Assume that you normally express dates in the month-day-year format. Keystrokes Display gÕ 6.032004\ 11.09 6.03 Sets date format to month-day-year. (Display shown assumes date remains from preceding example.) Keys in earlier date and separates it from the later date. 10.142005gÒ ~ 498.00 491.00 Keys in later date. Display shows actual number of days. Number of days counted on the basis of a 30-day month. File name: hp 12c_user's guide_English_HDPMBF12E44 Printered Date: 2005/7/29 Page: 31 of 209 Dimension: 14.8 cm x 21 cm