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# 1  
Old 07-10-2010
Add zero in decimal number

Code:
echo "scale=2; 282.73/640" | bc

This will print .44

How to make the variable as 0.44
# 2  
Old 07-10-2010
Code:
printf "%0.2f" $(echo "scale=2; 282.73/640" | bc)

# 3  
Old 07-12-2010
Code:
echo "282.73 640" | awk '{printf "%0.2f\n", $1 / $2 }'

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