HP HP-18C - Chain Calculations

Keys: Display: Description:
54.69 ~ 28.33
0
83.02
7500120
9,000.00
Pressing a number key
after
0 starts a new
calcula tion.
1.08 .c:J 50
1 . 47 Calculates 1.08
5
.
Chain Calculations
Chain calculations involve doing more than one operation at a time.
Here's
one type of chain calculation, based on the previous example:
Keys:
7500120
Display:
9,000.00
Description:
Pressing a number key
after
0 in the previous
example starts a
new
calcula tion.
Now see what happens when you press an operator key after 0.
03600
25.00
The calculation contin-
ues, using
the results of
the previous calculation.
Th
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7
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7500120
9,000.00.;.
3600
25.00
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You don't need to press
0. The HP-18C dis-
plays
the intermediate
answer.
Press
0 to complete the
calculation.