well ok but thats dumb haha ...cos every other calculator ...would give 950 fot the answer if ud press 1000 - 5% or it whould show 50 ..and if ud press= again it whould give u 950 :D so i think its stupid haha :D though my bad i guess .. :_D
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:29:29 +0000 > Subject: [Bug 271891] Re: the calculator cant even take 5% off from 1000 ... > not to talk about even the more difficult stuff lol > > Not a bug. User error. > > It is calculating it correctly, actually. Here's why: > > 5% = 5 per cent > cent = 100 > 5 per 100 = 5/100 = 0.05 > 1000 - 0.05 = 999.95 > > It is a correct calculation. What you probably meant to enter was > 1000 minus 5 percent of 1000, right? > "of" is equivalent to multiplication > 1000 - (5% * 1000) = 1000 - (0.05*1000) = 1000 - (50) = 950 > > Or you could have simply done > 1000*95% > > -- > the calculator cant even take 5% off from 1000 ... not to talk about > even the more difficult stuff lol > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/271891 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Ubuntu: Invalid > > Bug description: > well i discovered that the the stupid calculator here cant take % off from > even the simple shit like 1000 - 5% witch is like 50---and the answer 950 > ..though the calculator says its 999,95 ...thats genius ...!!! ow i wonder > can it solve 1+1 lol...well and as i thought that ubuntu isnt that dumb > ... lol > > ProblemType: Bug > Architecture: i386 > Date: Thu Sep 18 23:03:44 2008 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 > ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gcalctool > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia > Package: gcalctool 5.22.3-0ubuntu0.1 > PackageArchitecture: i386 > ProcEnviron: > PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games > LANG=et_EE.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: gcalctool > Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686 _________________________________________________________________ Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline -- the calculator cant even take 5% off from 1000 ... not to talk about even the more difficult stuff lol https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/271891 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
