Percent Calculations - Casio fx-5800P User Manual

Note
• If the total number of elements (integer digits + numerator digits + denominator digits
+ separator symbols) that make up a mixed fraction expression is greater than 10, the
calculation result will be displayed in decimal form.
• If an input calculation includes a mixture of fraction and decimal values, the result will be
displayed in decimal format.
• You can input integers only for the elements of a fraction.
A Switching between Improper Fraction and Mixed Fraction
Format
To convert an improper fraction to a mixed fraction (or a mixed fraction to an improper
fraction), press
A Switching between Fraction and Decimal Format
Use the procedure below to toggle a displayed calculation result between fraction and
decimal format.
3
Example: 1.5 =
2
The current fraction display format setting determines if an improper or mixed fraction is displayed.
Note
The calculator cannot switch from decimal to fraction format if the total number of elements
(integer digits + numerator digits + denominator digits + separator symbols) that make up a
mixed fraction is greater than 10.

Percent Calculations

Inputting a value and with a percent (%) sign makes the value a percent. The percent (%)
sign uses the value immediately before it as the argument, which is simply divided by 100 to
get the percentage value.
A Percent Calculation Examples
All of the following examples are performed using linear display (
b d
⇔
( ).
a — —
c c
3
, = 1.5
2
1.5
E-26
).