Texas Instruments TI15TK Teacher Guide - Page 71

Notes, numbers regardless of the fixed

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Whole Numbers and Decimals 6 Notes (Continued) • All results are displayed to the fixed setting until you either clear the setting by pressing Š r or reset the calculator. • You can set 0 through 3 decimal places. • If students are puzzled when they round .555 to the nearest whole number, for example, and the result is 1, you may need to remind them of the rules of rounding. • You can use r to enter decimal numbers regardless of the fixed decimal setting. • You must press ® before FIX takes effect. • You can apply the FIX setting to an individual value or to the result of an operation. © 2000 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED TI-15: A Guide for Teachers 64

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© 2000 T
EXAS
I
NSTRUMENTS
I
NCORPORATED
TI-15: A Guide for Teachers
64
Whole Numbers and Decimals
6
Notes
(Continued)
All results are displayed to the fixed
setting until you either clear the
setting by pressing
Š
r
or reset
the calculator.
You can set 0 through 3 decimal
places.
If students are puzzled when they
round .555 to the nearest whole
number, for example, and the result
is 1, you may need to remind them of
the rules of rounding.
You can use
r
to enter decimal
numbers regardless of the fixed
decimal setting.
You must press
®
before FIX
takes effect.
You can apply the FIX setting to an
individual value or to the result of an
operation.