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From: Jeffrey Carter <spam.jrcarter.not@spam.not.acm.org>
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Subject: Re: Integers and Mathematical Correctness
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 09:49:20 -0700
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On 09/27/2014 09:32 AM, Niklas Holsti wrote:
> 
>    R : Rational := 1/4 + 3/2;
> begin
>    Put_Line (Image (R));
> 
> results in the output
> 
>  7 / 2

Too bad, since the correct answer is 7/4.

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