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:: That task already exists (morally) at [[Count the coins]]. [[User:CRGreathouse|CRGreathouse]] 17:40, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
:: FWIW, a fair number of languages have built-in arbitrary precision integers; they can do generalised floating point math without needing to fuss around with BCD. ''Requiring'' the use of non-idiomatic techniques when a high-quality idiomatic technique lies close by is a little odd. I'll look into rewriting the task a bit to make this possible. (BCD ''can'' be a possible implementation strategy, of course; I've no problem with that.) –[[User:Dkf|Donal Fellows]] ([[User talk:Dkf|talk]]) 18:41, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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