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Floating-Point Surprises: Hidden Decimals & Safe Comparisons

Lesson 6 of 815 minLab

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Juniper books euro invoices in dollars. The booked amounts carry hidden decimals, so a plain = comparison says most payments do not match. You compare at cent level, count the real matches and the cells with hidden decimals.

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  1. ROUND vs Display Formatting: Sum of Rounded vs Rounded SumLab15 min Locked
  2. ROUNDUP, ROUNDDOWN, TRUNC & INT with Negative NumbersLab15 min Locked
  3. MROUND, CEILING & FLOOR: Price Points, Case Sizes & 15-Minute BillingLab18 min Locked
  4. Currency Rounding & VAT: Per Line vs Per InvoiceLab15 min Locked
  5. Rounding Differences & Penny Allocation (Largest Remainder)Lab20 min Locked
  6. Floating-Point Surprises: Hidden Decimals & Safe ComparisonsLab15 min Locked
  7. Percentages That Must Add to 100%Lab15 min Locked
  8. TEXT for Display vs Value & a Chart of Rounding ErrorLab18 min Locked