HP 20b Consultant Financial manual Recalling Stored Numbers, Rounding Numbers

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Mathematical Calculations

4.To recall a number, press L. With RCL displayed in the top line, key in the number of the memory you used.

You can also perform operations to stored numbers. For example, press 5:$2to store 5 in memory 2. To add 12 to the value of memory 2, press 12:$+2. Later on, during a calculation, you can press L2to recall memory 2. Note how the new current value is 17, (5 +12). +-*and /are valid mathematical operations in the storage

memories.

Recalling Stored Numbers

In RPN, typing 12L+2=adds the value of memory 2 to 12, but it will not modify the stored value of memory 2. You can also use -*and /after L.

In Algebraic and Chain modes, press 12+L2=.

Rounding Numbers

The 20b performs all calculations internally with 15-digit precision and rounds to 12 digits when returning the results.

When displayed, a number is rounded to the number of digits after the decimal point set by the FIX= item in the Mode menu. The default setting is two digits to the right of the decimal point. For more information, refer to the section titled, The Mode Menu: Setting Preferences.

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HP 20b Consultant Financial manual Recalling Stored Numbers, Rounding Numbers