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Program PrecisionDemo;
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BCD DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM Version 1.00A
This program demonstrates the increase in precision gained
by using TURBOBCD. Monetary calculations done in floating
point lose precision because there is no precise binary
representation for any power of 1/10 (.1, .01, etc). Binary
coded decimals perform all calculations in decimal and thus
are more precise for financial applications.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Compile and run this program using TURBOBCD.COM. Note that
the results are all zero.
2. Compile and run this program using TURBO.COM and compare
the results with (1) above.
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Begin
ClrScr;
WriteLn('Each of the following calculations should result in zero:');
Writeln;
WriteLn('(((1234.99 - 1235.0) * 10000.0) + 100.0) * 100000.0 = ',
((1234.99-1235.0)*10000.0+100.0)*100000.0:1:20);
WriteLn('((1/5) * 5) - 1 = ',
1/5*5-1:1:20);
WriteLn('1.34 + 1.66 - 3.0 = ',
1.34+1.66-3.0:1:20);
End.
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