How to Stop numbers from rounding up in cell?

Hi,
can someone please help me?
I'm using Numbers on my Macbook Pro. When I insert a certain number in a cell for e.g. 140/84 it will automatically change to a fractionated version 1.66 or 1 2/3. As I'm inserting medical data for blood pressure measurements, I really need it to be exactly what I input.
Does anyone know how to turn it off? Thanks.
Sarah

Hi Sarah,
Format the cells as text before you enter the values
Format Panel > Cell > Data Format > Text
However, you won't be able to use the values in calculations or graphs.
Regards,
Ian.

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