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RE: math Question.... how to do a check sum?

• Posted by Matt Lewis <matthewwalkerlewis at yahoo.com> Dec 11, 2003
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Pete Lomax wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:40:57 +0000, shepardmar at yahoo.com wrote:
> 
> >the idea is to reduce the sum from the variables so they
> >are under 22
> >
> >ex.
> >
> >if total is 599  then
> >5+9+9 =23 is over 22 so reduce futher  2+3 = 5
> >
> This will do the trick:

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> ?checksum(170)	-- prints 8
> ?checksum(599)	-- prints 5

Alternatively, remainder( sum, 22 ) would work.

170 => 16
599 => 5

Matt Lewis