# Problems with fractions

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**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [April 24, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/problems-with-fractions/29605 "2021-04-24T16:10:00Z")\
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> [@Unable to generate proper float value in Processing](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-generate-proper-float-value-in-processing/29352/2):
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> At least 1 of the variables i or n needs to be of datatype float for the operator / to evaluate its operands as a float value. face_with_monocle Alternatively you can temporarily upcast 1 of the variables to float: float k = kMax \* sqrt( (float) i / n );

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