my $x1 = (1.15*170)+0.50; my $x2 = int($x1); print "A: Number is: $x1, Integer part is: $x2\n"; { use bignum; my $x3 = (1.15*170)+0.50; my $x4 = int($x3); print "B: Number is: $x3, Integer part is: $x4\n"; } __END__ A: Number is: 196, Integer part is: 195 B: Number is: 196, Integer part is: 196