Wrong division operation result in VBA

**ilkaygumus** · 08-15-2012, 02:14 AM

Hi folks!
I have a strange problem..
I am using Office 2007 Excel (VBA). I am trying to do this operation:

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It gives me this result: 4,26325088339223E-02. However, when I do the same operation using Windows calculator or a normal calculator, it gives me this result: 0,04263250883392226148... Actually I can get the same result on VBA, dividing the result by 100 but I don't want to do that as it sometimes gives different results.
Any help would really be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

**LadiskoCZ** · 08-15-2012, 02:30 AM

this numbers are almost equals, difference is 9.71E-17

**Trebor76** · 08-15-2012, 02:34 AM

Hi illkaygumus,

Welcome to the forum!!

The answer is correct, but just not formatted in your expected format. Use this which will display the answer to 6 decimal places (change the number of zeros to suit):

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HTH

Robert

**ilkaygumus** · 08-15-2012, 02:37 AM

You are a life-saver Robert! Thank you so much!
Thanks to you too, LadiskoCZ!

**Cutter** · 08-15-2012, 08:00 AM

@ ilkaygumus

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