Big Java Late Objects
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781119330455
Author: Horstmann
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 2, Problem 13RE
Consider the following code segment.
double purchase = 19.93;
double payment = 20.00;
double change = payment - purchase;
System.out.println(change);
The code segment prints the change as 0.07000000000000028. Explain why. Give a recommendation to improve the code so that users will not be confused.
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