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match this rounded, fractional value. For
instance, when calculating Yardage for
20 five-inch squares, the displayed frac-
tional Yardage is 1/2 Yard, even though
the actual decimal value of this calcula-
tion is .45833 Yards. The Quilter’s
FabriCalc rounds up to the nearest frac-
tion so that you purchase the proper
amount of material in standard, fabric
fractions.
When storing the displayed 1/2 Yard in
any of the memory registers (such as
FAB-1), the actual decimal value is
stored. The calculator will add the deci-
mal values of any additional Yardages
that are added to the cumulative memory
registers, so the cumulative result will
display to the nearest fraction based on
the underlying decimal value.
For example, if you calculated 1/2 Yard
for 20 five-inch Squares and stored it in
Fabric 1, and then calculated 40 five-inch
Squares (result: 1 Yard) and added the
resulting 1 Yard to Fabric 1, your total
Fabric 1 result is 1-3/8 Yards (not 1-1/2
Yards) because the underlying decimal
value is used. This helps you buy the
correct quantity of material so you don’t
buy too much.
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