Windows 10: How to covert a fraction to next whole number irrespective of the decimal value ie if...

i am calculating number of pallets used to store a product's cartons. of if i have 110 cartons and on a pallet is can stakc 80 cartons, it means 1.375 pallets which atcullay means 2 pallets. but in excel it is counting as 1.375 and so on. is there a formuala to get required result.

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how do i convert decimals to fractions on Calculator?

Let's ask the internet
how to convert decimals to fractions.

 

Are decimals flawed

Fractional notation. Instead of turning 1/3 into 0.3333333, leave it 1/3. I even use fractional in some of my programs when 1/3+2/3 can't equal 0.99999999. This is also how the best graphing calculators work (e.g. TI-89 and TI-92).

In the context of computers, because they are designed to handle decimals and not fractions. Fractions take up more memory and require more steps to perform mathematical operations on. With decimals, they can fly through the 128-bit FPU in the CPU in just a few CPU cycles. Moreover, often the precision of fractions isn't required in a lot of computing tasks (like graphics).

 

Are decimals flawed

Decimals are not flawed.

Decimals and vulgar fractions simply have different properties. For example, you can't express an irrational number such as PI or e using vulgar fractions, but you can with decimals.

Similarly, decimals that repeat endlessly often can be expressed exactly using vulgar fractions.

There's other significant differences in properties, but I don't know what they are off the top of my head.

Search decimals and vulgar fractions on Wikipedia for more details.