Fractions

I have created a sheet that includes text on one of my columns. Column "A" has a heading of "Date" while column "B" is named "Description. I have also set the sheet so that when I type in a fraction (1 + / + 2) it automatically changes to a 1/2. After setting this up I noticed that my "Date" column does not stay in a date format so that if I type in 1/6/11 (January 6, 2011) the numbers automatically change to 1/6 11. I had to go to "Numbers"---"Preferences"---"Symbol and Text Substitution" and uncheck the box so that I could revert back to having my dates display properly.
Does Numbers allow to have one column display in fractions while not affecting the rest of the columns?
Thank you...

I see what you mean. I never use symbol substitution but I turned it on to see your problem. I tried setting a cell to date & time but it had no effect on it. Looks like the designers didn't consider this possibility. You will need to type 1/06/11 to get the date. 1/ 6/11 also works.

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Help with calculating fractions in a program...

I'm supposed to declare to fractions and then add, subtract, mulitply, and divide them.
(3, 4)
(2, 3)
The outcome is supposed to look like this...
Number 1 is 3/4
Number 2 is 2/3
Reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3
Reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2
3/4 + 2/3 is 17/12
3/4 - 2/3 is 1/12
3/4 * 2/3 is 6/12
3/4 divided by 2/3 is 9/8
And I have my Fraction class all figured out, but I'm not sure how to display the calculations in the main part of my program.
Here is my fraction class
public class Fraction {
     private int numerator;
     private int denominator;
     //Constructor method
     public Fraction(int n, int d) {
          numerator = n;
          denominator = d;
//Returns the fractions numerator
     public int getNumerator() {
          return numerator;
//Returns the fractions denominator
     public int getDenominator() {
          return denominator;
//Returns the fractions reciprocal
     public Fraction reciprocal() {
          //Declare the local variables
          int newNumerator;
          int newDenominator;
          int tempNumerator;
          int tempDenominator;
          //Swap the two values
          newNumerator = denominator
          newDenominator = numerator;
          //Return a new Fraction as the reciprocal
          return new Fraction(newNumerator, newDenominator);
//Returns a string representing numerator/denominator
     public String toString() {
          return (numerator + "/" + denominator);
     public Fraction add(Fraction f2) {
          tempNumerator = (numerator * number2.getDenominator()) + (denominator * number2.getNumerator());
          tempDenominator = (denominator * number2.getNumerator());
          return new Fraction (tempNumerator, tempDenominator);
     public Fraction subtract(Fraction f2) {
          tempNumerator = (numerator * number2.getDenominator()) - (denominator * number2.getNumerator());
          tempDenominator = (denominator * number2.getDenominator());
          return new Fraction (tempNumerator, tempDenominator);
     public Fraction multiply(Fraction f2) {
tempNumerator = (numerator * number2.getNumerator());
tempDenominator = (denominator * number2.getDenominator());
return new Fraction (tempNumerator, tempDenominator);
     public Fraction divide(Fraction f2) {
          tempNumerator = (numerator * number2.getDenominator());
          tempDenominator = (denominator * number2.getNumerator());
          return new Fraction (tempNumerator, tempDenominator);
}

You've got the Fraction class already written and it looks not too bad. Probably there's some bugs, and it won't compile, but that's not your question. Are you saying you have written a Java class, but you don't know how to write a main program to use that class?
Okay, let's suppose you want to get the following output:
Number 1 is 3/4
Reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3
Then your program would look something like this:public class FractionTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
    Fraction f1 = new Fraction(3, 4);
    System.out.println("Number 1 is " + f1);
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I'm having a problem with fractions and Mathematical Equations

Hi I'm to write fractions in pages like I can write ¾ as a single caracter but if i need franction over ⅞ I can just write them like 1/9 I can just write as 1 divided by 9 and not as a signle character. And i would like to write fractions like 1/36 o 1/72 as a single caracter.
second problem is that i know that I can insert Mathematical Equations doing Insert>Mathematical Equations but under Inster I don't have any Mathmetical Equations..... Any suggestions?
Thanks, luca

Hi Luca,
You can write fractions as single characters only using those single character fractions available in the character set you are using. For the 'standard' unicode set, the available "vulgar fractions" include the denominators from 2 to 8, with all numerators necessary to write fractions from 1/8 to 7/8, reduced to the lowest denominated equivalent.
The three missing fractions, 1/2, 1/4 and 3/4 are in row 00B0 of the table, where they were (and are) part of the earlier, smaller ASCII set.
Other common fractions ('vulgar' if you prefer the Latin name) can be written using the solidus, a zero-width character (shift-option-1 from the keyboard): 13⁄17
In the example, all five characters are set to the same height,
13 is set to Format > Font > Baseline > Superscript
17 is set to Format > Font > Baseline > Subscript
If you have many of these to enter, it may be worth your while to create a separate document containing a large selection which you can copy and paste into your documents
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EDIT: Formatting of the 13/17 example above appears to be badly interpreted by the forum software. Try it in pages for a better idea of how it should look.
Message was edited by: Barry

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Howdy there COUGAR444,
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iOS: Force an app to close
Double-click the Home button.
Swipe left or right until you have located the app you wish to close.
Swipe the app up to close it.
When you have done that restart the device and test the issue again:
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