You can change flags 8 and 9 to set the fraction format using the steps listed here. (Because flags are especially useful in program, their use us covered in detail in chapter 13.)

1.Press {xto get the flag menu.

2.To set a flag, press { } and type the flag number, such as 8. To clear a flag, press {) and type the flag number.

To see if a flag is set, press { @} and type the flag number. Press †or

ato clear the & or  response.

Examples of Fraction Displays

The following table shows how the number 2.77 is displayed in the three fraction formats for two /c values.

Fraction

How 2.77 Is Displayed

 

Format/c= 4095

 

 

/c= 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most precise

2 77/100

(2.7700)

S2

10/13

(2.7692)

Factors of

S2 1051/1365

(2.7699)

S2

3/4

(2.7500)

denominator

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed

S2 3153/4095

(2.7699)

S2

12/16

(2.7500)

denominator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fractions 5–7

File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424

 

Printed Date : 2003/4/24

Size : 17.7 x 25.2 cm