Hi Harry,

I wouldn't put anything in the calculator like a dollar sign or decimal point.  Do any calculations you want and assume that the result contains two decimal places.

Dan

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Subject: [VICUG-L] a windows calculator problem

Hi all,

Using Windows 10, and Jaws 2020.

I'm trying to figure out using the windows calculator.

This calculator is not working right.

I can do simple math problems, but money problems are not working.

Now I know the answer to this math problem, but I just want to see if the calculator works. For example, if I press 5 0 0 then the decimal point, which is the period then 0 0 then press the multiply which is the shift of the 8 then press 1 0 then the percent, which is the shift of the 5, this calculator keeps saying .01.

That's not what the answer is, it's 50 dollars.

Anyone know what is wrong with this calculator?

As a matter of fact, I will paste in the key strokes for the Windows calculator, below.

windows calculator keys
The plus key is the shift of the equals sign.
the minus key is the dash key, which is to the right of the 0 key.
The times key, also called the multiply by key,  is the shift of the 8 key.
The divide key, also called the divide by key, is the slash which is below the semicolon.
The decimal point, is the period.
the % is the shift of the 5.

Harry


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