The problem is pretty simple, as others have stated and is due to the rounding off of floating point numbers.

The real problem is however, that this is a Very Frequently Asked Question and as such, should be answered in the FAQ.

Of course the question in perlfaq4:

perldoc -q Why am I getting long decimals (eg, 19.9499999999999) inste
+ad of the numbers I should be getting (eg, 19.95)?

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in essence answers this question, but it could be indexed with a different heading, something like:
Why don't my floating point numbers equal each other?

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Helgi Briem
helgi DOT briem AT decode DOT is

In reply to Re: Bug? 1+1 != 2 by helgi
in thread Bug? 1+1 != 2 by shotgunefx

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