(Limitations of Floating-Point Numbers for Monetary Amounts) Section 4.6 cautionedabout using floating-point values for monetary calculations. Try this experiment: Create a floatvariable with the value 1000000.00. Next add to that variable the literal float value 0.12f. Displaythe result using printf and the conversion specifier "%.2f". What do you get?

(Limitations of Floating-Point Numbers for Monetary Amounts) Section 4.6 cautionedabout using floating-point values for monetary calculations. Try this experiment: Create a floatvariable with the value 1000000.00. Next add to that variable the literal float value 0.12f. Displaythe result using printf and the conversion specifier "%.2f". What do you get?

C++ for Engineers and Scientists

4th Edition

ISBN:9781133187844

Author:Bronson, Gary J.

Publisher:Bronson, Gary J.

Chapter3: Assignment, Formatting, And Interactive Input

Section3.2: Formatting Numbers For Program Output

Problem 5E

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