Fractions In Programs - HP 33s User Manual

Fractions in Programs

When you're typing a program, you can type a number as a fraction — but it's
converted to its decimal value. All numeric values in a program are shown as
decimal values — Fraction–display mode is ignored.
When you're running a program, displayed values are shown using
Fraction–display mode if it's active. If you're prompted for values by INPUT
instructions, you may enter fractions, regardless of the display mode.
A program can control the fraction display using the /c function and by setting
and clearing flags 7, 8, and 9. Setting flag 7 turns on Fraction–display mode —
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isn't programmable. See "Flags" in chapter 13.
See chapters 12 and 13 for information about working with programs.
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