To select a fraction format, you must change the states of two flags. Each flag can be "set" or "clear," and in one case the state of flag 9 doesn't matter.

To Get This Fraction Format:Change These Flags:

 

8

9

 

 

 

Most precise

Clear

Factors of denominator

Set

Clear

Fixed denominator

Set

Set

 

 

 

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

1.Press yto 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 b to 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)

2

10/13S

(2.7692)

Factors of

2

1051/1365S

(2.7699)

2

3/4S

(2.7500)

Denominator

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Denominator

2

3153/4095S

(2.7699)

2

12/16S

(2.7500)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table shows how different numbers are displayed in the three fraction formats for a /c value of 16.

5–6Fractions