Chain Calculations - HP -18C Owner's Manual

Keys: Display: Description:
54.69
~
28.33
0
83.02
7500120
9,000.00
Pressing a number key
after 0 starts a new
calcula tion.
1.08 .c:J 5 0 1 . 47
Calculates 1.08
5
.
Chain Calculations
Chain calculations involve doing more than one operation at a time.
Here's one type of chain calculation, based on the previous example:
Keys:
7500120
Display:
9,000.00
Description:
Pressing a number key
after
0
in the previous
example starts a new
calcula tion.
Now see what happens when you press an operator key after
0.
03600
25.00
The calculation contin-
ues, using the results of
the previous calculation.
Th
' . d h I I ·
c
7 .""-.SO=---X--=..12=--
ere s an eaSIer way to
0
t e ca cu atlOn - 360
7500120 9,000.00.;.
3600 25.00
34 2: Arithmetic
You don't need to press
0.
The HP-18C dis-
plays the intermediate
answer.
Press
0
to complete the
calculation.