> So then, what you say is 6 is not printed because it has already been > 'used up' somehow? That is, 6 digits of some kind, and 3 fractional > digits. And then you have the number that is left over, which is > actually used for the expression? More or less. I'd avoid using the * token until you get used to the whole concept. It does come in handy once in a while, though :-)