Division inaccurate in Javascript?
division, javascript
Solution
You can get the correct result with simply using:
var a = 24.48/400;
console.log(a.toFixed(6));
And because `typeof a.toFixed(6) === 'string'` you can:
var a = 24.48/400;
console.log(parseFloat(a.toFixed(6)));
- The argument of `toFixed` is the number of decimals you want.
Problem
Possible Duplicate: Elegant workaround for JavaScript floating point number problem If I perform the following operation in Javascript: ``` 0.06120*400 ``` The result is 24.48. However, if I do this: ``` 24.48/400 ``` The result is: ``` 0.061200000000000004 ``` JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/zcDH7/ So it appears that Javascript rounds things differently when doing division and multiplication? Using my calculator, the operation `24.48/400` results in the correct answer of `0.0612`. How should I deal with Javascript's inaccurate division? I can't simply round the number off, because I will be dealing with numbers of varying precision. Thanks for your advice.