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Keith

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Weird Arithmetic Error

Can someone please explain the following weird arithmetic error?

enter the amount -2002.08 in cell A1. Enter the amount 83.42 in cells
A2-A25. In cell A26 calculate the sum of cells A1-A25. The answer should be
0. Instead I get 7.10543E-13.

Any clues?

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