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Posted by Ivαn Sαnchez Ortega on 08/27/07 22:05
dkirkdrei@yahoo.com wrote:
> I am looking for a way to round a number (which will be displayed as a
> dollar amount) to the nearest nickel. Using the php round function
> only allows you to control the number of decimal places in a number. I
> need to round to the nearest .05. For example: 5.36 would be rounded
> to 5.35, 10.49 would be rounded to 10.50, etc.. Any help would be
> greatly appreciated.
Multiply by 20, then round, then divide by 20. That should do it.
function round_to_nickel($number)
{
return ( round( $number*20 ) /20);
}
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