Reduction of decimals when multiplying with a number with 15 decimals

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The forum discussion centers on the method to reduce the number of decimal places in the result of a multiplication involving a number with 15 decimal places. A specific example provided is multiplying a variable 'x' by 86.4716007952918 to achieve a result 'y' with four or fewer decimal places. User Nicolai suggests rounding the result to the desired number of digits as a straightforward solution.

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Hello,

Does anyone know a method to reduce the number of decimals in the answer when multypling with a number with 15 decimals? What I want to achieve an answer with 4 decimals or less.

x * 86,4716007952918 = y,yyyy

X can be any number.



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Just round the result to the number of digits you want?
 

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