[WP34s] Unexpected results in fraction mode

[Joe Horn]

Marginally OT... originated with a Prime/WP34s comparison.

(06-12-2014 06:29 PM)Alberto Candel Wrote:  

(06-11-2014 06:14 PM)Joe Horn Wrote:  FIX 11 mode: 400,000,000,001 / 66,666,666,667 (or 5 + 66,666,666,666 / 66,666,666,667).
This is the simplest fraction that rounds to 5.99999999999.

STD or FIX 10 (or less): 6.
As expected.

My HP Prime returns 5.99999999999 in Standard [Home] (!?)

We're talking about fraction display mode. Try pressing the fraction key [a b/c].

(06-12-2014 12:15 PM)Dieter Wrote:  Do the Prime's results in fraction mode depend on the display setting? This would make some sense ("show the best fraction that agrees with X rounded to four places").

Yes, similar to the way the ->Q function works in the HP 48/49/50, controlled by the display setting.