(11C) Arithmetic with Fractions

[Steve Simpkin]

(09-16-2018 10:06 PM)Dieter Wrote:  A better algorithm would first determine the LCM of the denominators.
Dieter

A HP-11C program to determine the LCM of the numbers in X and Y.

Code:

LBL A
STO 0
x<>y
STO 1
LBL 0
x=y
RTN
x>y
GTO 1
RCL 1
+
GTO 0
LBL 1
x<>y
RCL 0
+
x<>y
GTO 0

From Thomas Klemm, post #8
http://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-11144.html