decimal rounding is off for (276/304)*304

Question

If you put the following code in your compiler the result is a bit bizar:

decimal x = (276/304)*304;
double y = (276/304)*304;

Console.WriteLine("decima         


        

Answer 1

Well, mathematically 0.99999... == 1. Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999... I know that programtically it poses some problems, but it's not totally a floating-point issue.