Re: Incorrect temp CONV on 86 - known problem?

Re: Incorrect temp CONV on 86 - known problem?

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• From: Tom <tomgNOSPAM@NORTHCOAST.COM>
• Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 20:09:23 GMT
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On 1 Nov 1998 13:11:01 -0600, Bill Yeakel <byeakel@accesscom.com>
wrote:

> I was messing around with my new 86 and entered converting -40F to
>C (which is the common scale point) and got -4.4444 instead of -40 (!!).
>Is this a known problem or did I get a fluke? How is TI about replacing
>faulty calculators?
>
>Thanks, Bill

It's due to the order of operations.  What your calc is doing is
converting 40F to degrees C, (4.44C) then negating it.   Try it again
with the -40F enclosed in parentheses, and you'll be fine.

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