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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T22:00:18+00:00 2026-05-11T22:00:18+00:00

(/ 4 3) returns 4/3 as an answer. What is the simplest way to

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(/ 4 3) returns 4/3 as an answer. What is the simplest way to get 1.3…?

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    2026-05-11T22:00:18+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 10:00 pm

    An easy way would be to make sure that one of the numbers in the calculation is already a floating-point number:

    > (/ 4.0 3)
    1.3333333333333333
    

    Another way would be to use exact->inexact:

    > (exact->inexact (/ 4 3))
    1.3333333333333333
    
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