How to Enter a Mixed or Compound Fraction into a Ti-89 Titanium Calculator?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around how to enter mixed or compound fractions into a Ti-89 Titanium calculator, specifically addressing the input method for expressions like 66½.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant asks how to enter a mixed fraction into the Ti-89 Titanium calculator.
  • Another participant suggests entering it as 66+1/2.
  • A different participant clarifies that they are referring to a mixed fraction, specifically 66 "and" one half.
  • There is a question about the difference between entering 66+(1/2) and 66½.
  • One participant expresses that they interpret 66+(1/2) as an addition problem rather than a mixed fraction.
  • Another participant inquires about the numerical answers of both expressions.
  • A participant reflects on the understanding that mixed fractions may need to be entered as addition problems on the Ti-89, contrasting it with other calculators.
  • Some participants assert that there is no difference in how mixed numbers are entered, supporting the addition method.
  • One participant admits uncertainty regarding how other calculators handle mixed fractions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express differing views on whether there is a distinction between entering mixed fractions and addition problems, with some asserting there is no difference while others remain uncertain about the input method.

Contextual Notes

There are unresolved questions regarding the input methods of different calculators and how they handle mixed fractions compared to the Ti-89 Titanium.

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Does anyone know how to enter a mixed or compound fraction into the Ti-89 Titanium? (eg. 66½)
 
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You mean like this: 66+1/2 ?
 
No, I mean 66 "and" One Half. A Mixed Fraction.
 
Whats the difference between 66+(1/2) and 66½ ?
 
I read 66+(1/2) as an addition problem. Not as a mixed fraction. I just need to know how to enter a mixed fraction into this calculator.
 
What are the numerical answers of 66+(1/2) and 66½ ?
 
So I guess I'm understanding that I have to enter a mixed fraction as an "addition" problem instead of being able to enter it as actual mixed fraction like the other "lower" scientific calculators do? Goooodness...
 
There's no difference, as ranger showed. That's how you enter mixed numbers in a calculator.
 
Yeah, that's how you do it.
 
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I have no idea how other "lower" calculators do this, or that they do it any differently.

- Warren
 

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