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InchFraction ( Number )

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L. Allen Poole, Creative Database Solutions NW
http://www.cdsnw.com

Returns a carpenter's fraction approximating a number between 0 and 1

Sample Input:
InchFraction ( 0.377 )
Sample Output:
3/8


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Description:

Returns a fraction based on denominators between 1 and 32 approximating a decimal fraction between 0 and 1.

0.51 and 0.49 become "1/2"

0.124 and 0.126 become "1/8"

0.819 becomes "13/16"

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