Calculation Error

[JNN]

Hi,

I recently noticed that the calculator program that comes with Windows consistently indicates that 400 / 20 = 1. Of course, this is incorrect. The calculator seems to work properly for all other calculations.

I am curious. What does this mean? For example, could this error be caused by a problem with my CPU? If so, should I have this problem addressed (the computer is still under warranty). Or is this simply a software problem. Does anyone else have this problem?

I am running a notebook computer on a Pentium III mobile processor with Windows XP home edition. My computer generally seems to run well.

 

[Lorand]

Don't double click on the "=" button (or don't press enter twice).
Because 400 / 20 = 20, probably you think that the 20 is what you typed in, not the result. And when you press "=" the second time, it repeats the "/ 20" operation, resulting 20 / 20 = 1.