Paste equations into Calculator.app

Jan 31, '05 08:27:00AM

Contributed by: Fuzzle

A friend asked me for help with a Chemistry equation involving the composition of a penny. Using some patience, I figured out what I think was the right equation. I wrote it out in a text editor, then opened up Calculator and then tried pasting it in. It worked like a charm:

(8.95 * 97.3) + (7.14 * 2.7)
I had no idea you could do this; pretty awesome.

[robg adds: This is a huge timesaver if you're working on a more complex problem, as you can just do so in any text editor, then paste in Calculator. You could also use the Terminal, as has been discussed here a couple of times.]

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