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Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:03:37 -0400
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Macintosh Scripting Systems <[log in to unmask]>
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Re: Round Prcing to the Nearest Nickel?
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Mark Lively <[log in to unmask]>
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On Sep 25, 2006, at 10:49 AM, Jason Bourque wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I need to round to the nearest nickel. Any ideas how?
>
> .01 - .05 = .05
> .06 - .09 = .1
>
> Of course this would round all numbers not just below .10, and  
> round dollars
> up if needed. 1.96 = 2.00
>
> Any and all help is appreciated!!!

on RoundToNickle(anum)
	return (round (anum * 20) rounding up) / 20
end RoundToNickle

Trailing 0's are left as an exercise to the reader.

-Mark
The teacher says that I am shining wit!

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