Get ceiling integer from number in linux (BASH)

Question

How would I do something like:

ceiling(N/500)

N representing a number.

But in a linux Bash script

Answer 1

Using the gorgeous 'printf' 1 will round up to the next integer

printf %.0f $float
or
printf %.0f `your calculation formula`
or
printf %.0f $(your calculation formula)

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