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A variab l e may be used i n place o f a n u mber in any c a l c ul ation .
Now th at you ha v e p l an n ed y o u r awards d i n ner , you n eed to c o m pl ete a rr angement s
fo r your confe ren c e . You wish to a ll ocate t h e res t of you r bu dge t by p ercenta g es also .
Fir st you must fi n d out how m uc h m oney is still availab l e . Ass i gn a va ri a bl e (R ) to be
t he amount remai n ing from the t otal:
You can a l so assign t he value of o n e va ri a bl e (right) to ano t her va riab l e ( left ):
C= A +3
D =E
A =5
B = -2
Using Variables in Calcu l ations
The com pu ter ca n s tore up t o 2 6 fixed variables und e r t he a l p h abetic cha r acte r s A to Z .
If yo u are u nfamiliar with t he co n c ep t of var i ab l e s , th ey are mo r e f ull y e x plai n ed i n
C hapter 4 . Yo u d es i gnate variables with an A ss i gn men t Stateme nt:
Note : In B A S I C ( PR O o r RU N ) mo de, the cl o se pare n the si s before the ] E N TER I k ey
ca nno t be om i tted . In CA L m ode , ho we ver , you ca n omi t i t be fo re t he @
key .
W CTI IIJ C£J ITJ [§]
rnrnoo m rnrnrnrn 675 . 1s I
00 OJ I ENTE R I
mwrn rnrn w
rnmoo co mm 0 . 165
m oo oo oo 1 ENTER 1
Inpu t Disp l ay
W he n perfo r mi n g compound ca l cu lations, the co m puter h as spec ifi c r u l es o f e x p r e s -
s i on eva l uat i on a nd o pe r ator prio r ity ( s ee p a g e 76) . Be sure y ou ge t t he ca l c ul a t io n
you wa nt by u s i n g pare nth eses to cla rify y o ur exp r essions.
(675 + 6750) / 45000 or 675 + ( 675 0 /45 0 00)
To i ll ustrate t h e di ff erence that t he pl ace m e nt o f parent he s es can ma k e , try t h ese two
e xam ples :
Using as a Ca l culator