So, I need to create the following functions but my head can't think of any possibility in PHP without complicated math.
I have searched on Google for 2 hours now and the only things that came up were Excel forums. Is it possible with some simple lines of PHP?
Since you're looking for fourths (.00
, .25
, .50
, .75
), multiply your number by 4, round to nearest whole number as desired (floor
if down, ceil
if up), then divide by 4.
1.32, down to nearest fourth:
1.32 * 4 = 5.28
floor(5.28) = 5.00
5.00 / 4 = 1.25
Same principle applies for any other fractions, such as thirds or eighths (.0
, .125
, .25
, .375
, .5
, .625
, .75
, .875
). For example:
1.77, up to nearest eighth:
1.77 * 8 = 14.16
ceil(14.16) = 15.00
15.00 / 8 = 1.875
Just for fun, you could write a function like this:
function floorToFraction($number, $denominator = 1)
{
$x = $number * $denominator;
$x = floor($x);
$x = $x / $denominator;
return $x;
}
echo floorToFraction(1.82); // 1
echo floorToFraction(1.82, 2); // 1.5
echo floorToFraction(1.82, 3); // 1.6666666666667
echo floorToFraction(1.82, 4); // 1.75
echo floorToFraction(1.82, 9); // 1.7777777777778
echo floorToFraction(1.82, 25); // 1.8