decimal rounding is off for (276/304)*304

Question

If you put the following code in your compiler the result is a bit bizar:

decimal x = (276/304)*304;
double y = (276/304)*304;

Console.WriteLine("decima         


        

Answer 1

Well, floating point precision isn't 100%.
See for example: http://effbot.org/pyfaq/why-are-floating-point-calculations-so-inaccurate.htm