A guide on using and manipulating fractions in PHP. Learn the essentials, arithmetic operations, and simplification techniques with examples.
How the BigDecimal Class Helps Java get its Arithmetic Right
When you use Java for simple business arithmetic, you may be surprised to discover that Java doesn’t always produce the right answers. If, for example, you use the double data type for an invoice’s subtotal, sales tax, and total, your arithmetic expressions may deliver inaccurate results. I’ll illustrate this in a moment.