Texas Instruments TI-82 STATS Getting Started

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Changing mode settings (continued)
The importance of mode settings
Example: Multiply 2/3 Q 2.
Press Result
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2 ¥ 3 ¯ 2 Í
Your first reaction to this example is that the calculator has
produced a wrong answer. But you have set it to round to 0
decimal places (the nearest whole number), so for this setting the
answer is correct. If you set rounding (decimals displayed) to 0
and then forget to reset it for later calculations, you may be
surprised by some of your answers! With mode set to the default
setting of Float, the result will be:
Press Result
2 ¥ 3 ¯ 2
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Texas Instruments TI-82 STATS Specifications

General

Type	Graphing Calculator
Display	LCD
Resolution	96 x 64 pixels
Characters	16 x 8
Processor	Zilog Z80
Programming	TI-BASIC
Memory	28 KB RAM
Power	4 AAA batteries
Connectivity	Link port