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When I type a number like $72,523, the calculator gives me 72.00. Whats up with that?

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When I type a number like $72,523, the calculator gives me 72.00. Whats up with that?

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The data fields don’t like anything but digits and decimal points. Other characters (like dollar signs, commas, or percent signs) gum up the works, so enter the quantity $72,123.32 as 72123.32. Apologies to European friends, but for this calculator the radix point is a dot character, not a comma. The first version of the calculator was written for my personal use in 1986, when I gave little consideration to things like bullet-proof input or international representations. This may get fixed someday, but please don’t hold your breath.

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