Whole Numbers And Decimals - Texas Instruments TI-15 Teachers Manual

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Whole Numbers and Decimals

Notes
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All results are displayed to the fixed
setting until you either clear the
setting by pressing Š r or reset
the calculator.
You can set 0 through 3 decimal
places.
If students are puzzled when they
round .555 to the nearest whole
number, for example, and the result
is 1, you may need to remind them of
the rules of rounding.
You can use r to enter decimal
numbers regardless of the fixed
decimal setting.
You must press ® before FIX
takes effect.
You can apply the FIX setting to an
individual value or to the result of an
operation.
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