# I have an error with divide (float issue)
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-have-an-error-with-divide-float-issue/34762
**Category:** Beginners
**Created:** [January 20, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-have-an-error-with-divide-float-issue/34762 "2022-01-20T22:05:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@yalaniv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/yalaniv)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-have-an-error-with-divide-float-issue/34762/1 "2022-01-20T22:05:14Z")
I had a problem with a code, so I wrote a small one,
and when I run it,
it print 0.0, instead 0.2
What am I missing?
```auto
void setup(){
noLoop();
}
void draw(){
float a = 2/10;
println(a);
}
```
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### Author:  [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-have-an-error-with-divide-float-issue/34762/2 "2022-01-20T22:14:46Z")
> [@yalaniv](#):
>
> `float a = 2/10;`
Try 2/10.0;
Otherwise java sees it as integer
Chrisir
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### Author:  [@quark](https://discourse.processing.org/u/quark)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2022, 9:07am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-have-an-error-with-divide-float-issue/34762/3 "2022-01-21T09:07:18Z")
> [@yalaniv](#):
>
> `float a = 2/10;`
This is called integer division because both numbers, 2 and 10 are integers.
Cast you mind back to junior school when you only knew about whole numbers and the teacher asks you
> What do you get when you divide seven by two?
You would reply
> Three remainder one
In Integer division the remainder is ignored and only the first part is returned so
`7/3` returns `2`
So two divided by ten is zero remainder two hence
`2/10` returns `0`
NOTE: Integer division always returns an integer. In the expression
`float a = 2/10;`
The assignment operator (=) will take the integer 0 from the right hand side and store in a float variable on the left hand side. So when you print `a` you get `0.0` not `0`
The solution is to change one or both of the numbers to `float` as shown in previous post.
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### Author:  [@yuvsaha123](https://discourse.processing.org/u/yuvsaha123)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2022, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-have-an-error-with-divide-float-issue/34762/4 "2022-02-06T11:48:46Z")
thanks for the awesome information.