Re: how to round integers (Figured it out!)

["Cephus�" <beau@hiwaay.net>]

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Cephus� wrote:
> I am trying to remember the "golden rule" for integer division
> rounding.
>
> I am trying to average something (both integers) and I can't remember
> how to round without using floating point.
>
> Like say I am trying to divide 26/3  --- I would get 8 remainder 2
>
> but that should round up to 9. How can I do this? I know it has
> something to do with the dividend....but I can't for the life of me
> remember. thanks!
>
> Beau

I figured it out. Thanks for the help (although I was asking how to do
something, not the code to do it, usually you would never get that in a
newsgroup).

All you do is REM the divisor and dividend. Then double it. If that number
is greater than the divisor, then add one. Otherwise don't...

Beau