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From: "Cephus�" <beau@hiwaay.net>
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Subject: Re: how to round integers (Figured it out!)
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 07:36:37 -0500
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David C. Hoos wrote:
> It's simpler to just add one less than the divisor to the dividend
> before dividing.


well look at if the total is 25. in your example, 25+3-1 = 27. That would
give you 27/3 = 9

but it is really 25/3 which equals 8 remainder 1 which is not enough to
round up...

Beau