Texas Instruments TI-73VSC Guidebook - Page 70
Converting Between Fractions and Decimals
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64 Chapter 3: Fractions Only one simplification factor (the last one calculated) is stored in memory. Also, you can store a positive whole number to Factor using the X key, just as you would store a number to any variable. For more information about storing values to variables, see Chapter 1: Operating the TIN73. ³ From the Home screen, simplify 6/8 by a factor of 2, and then recall the factor. 1. Select Mansimp mode, if necessary. .####" b-l 2. Enter the fraction and simplify. :6=8B2 b 3. Recall the simplification factor, 2. -}6b Converting Between Fractions and Decimals To convert a fraction to a decimal or a decimal to a fraction, use >. If a fractional equivalent of a decimal does not exist, the calculator returns the same decimal number. Also, the calculator only recognizes and converts (if possible) the first ten digits of any decimal number. You must follow > with b; otherwise, you get an error. The current Decimal Notation mode determines the display of the result. In the following example, the calculator is set to Float Decimal Notation mode.