print "print an example of negative zero\n"; @range = (-0.0000001, -0.000001, -0.00001, -0.0001); foreach $example (@range) { my $preround = sprintf ("%.5f",$example); my $tret = sprintf("rounded float:%7.5f \n",$preround); print "The Number $example is represented as $tret, here's the rounded num $preround\n"; }