Exercises

Calculate: (16.3805x5) = 181.0000 0.05Solution:

16.3805 ‘5 z#.05 q

Calculate:

[(2 + 3) (4 + 5)] + [(6 + 7) (8 + 9)] = 21.5743

Solution:

2 ‘3 ›4 ‘5 ›z#6 ‘7 ›8 ‘9 ›z #›

Calculate:

(10 – 5) [(17 – 12) 4] = 0.2500

Solution:

17 ‘12 …4 z10 ‘5 …[q or

10 ‘5 …17 ‘12 …4 zq

Order of Calculation

We recommend solving chain calculations by working from the innermost parentheses outward. However, you can also choose to work problems in a left–to–right order.

For example, you have already calculated:

4 [14 + (7 3) – 2]

by starting with the innermost parentheses (7 3) and working outward, just as you would with pencil and paper. The keystrokes were 7 ‘3 z14 › 2 …4 [q.

If you work the problem from left–to–right, press

4 ‘14 ‘7 ‘3 2 …q.

RPN: The Automatic Memory Stack 2–13