HP 10bII+ Financial manual 5S, Y7SGJ\Ä, DJ7JGJ4, J7JjGJG

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Table 9-4 Calculating the actual number of days as an in-line function

Keys

Display Description

0.00Sets the desired date format. Note the D.MY annunciator.

0.00Sets the desired calendar format, in this case, actual days (optional if the 360 annunciator is not displayed, as Actual is the default).

\5S

0.000000

Sets the number of displayed

 

decimal places so the entire

 

 

date is displayed (optional).

 

 

 

Y7:SG:J:\Ä

 

selected format.

 

4.062010

Inputs the starting date in the

 

 

 

DJ7J:G:J:4

 

selected format and calculates

 

149.000000

Inputs the ending date in the

the number of actual days between the starting and ending dates.

\5G

Example 2

149.00Returns the number of displayed decimal places to the default (optional).

How many days are there between October 17, 2012 and June 4, 2015? Use the M.DY setting and compute the number of days in Actual (Act) mode. Press if the 360 annunciator is displayed; press if the D.MY annunciator is displayed. Calculate

this example using the number of days feature as an in-line function and also with the Æ key.

Table 9-5 Calculating the actual number of days as an in-line function

Keys

Display Description

 

 

J:7JjG:JG

MM.DDYYYY format.

 

10.172012_ Keys in the date in

\ÄS7:YG:JV4 960.00 Calculates the days between based on the 360-day calendar.

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HP 10bII+ Financial manual 5S, Y7SGJ\Ä, DJ7JGJ4, J7JjGJG

10bII+ Financial specifications

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