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Calculating with times, Calculating with fractions -5 – HP 48g Graphing Calculator User Manual

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Calculating with Times

To set or change the current time format:

1. Press

OK .

2. Press

to highlight the time format field.

3. Press

\*/- \

one or more times until the desired format is displayed.

4. Press OK to confirm your choice.

To put the current time on the stack (in number form):

■ Press fj^iTIME 1 TIME .

A number with HMS (hours-minutes-seconds) format is represented as

H. MMSSs:

H

Zero or more digits representing the number of hours.

MM

Two digits representing the number of minutes.

SS

Two digits representing the number of seconds.

s

Zero or more digits representing the decimal fraction part of

seconds.

To convert a time number

from

decimal hours to HMS format:

I. Enter the time number in decimal form.

2. Press P^fTIMEl fNXT)

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To convert a time

number from HMS

format to decimal hours:

1. Enter the time number in HMS form.

2. Press

r^fTIME) fNXT I

HMS-;"

.

Date, Time and Fraction Arithmetic 16-3

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