Words and Numbers

You don’t have to write pure math. Lines can mix words and numbers, and Notes Calculator picks out the amounts and ignores the rest.

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Calculation example

Calculation	Result
1100 groceries	100
23 kg apples	3 kg
32 weeks vacation	2 weeks
4I spent $20 on books	$20

The math still works around the words:

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Calculation example

Calculation	Result
1rent $1200 + utilities $150	$1,350
2$10 for lunch + 15% tip	$11.50
34 nights * 95 EUR	€380

Totals

Because these lines have a result, total and the other totals add them up:

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Calculation example

Calculation	Result
1100 groceries	100
2200 flight	200
3total	300

Several numbers on one line

When a line has several plain numbers and no operator between them, the last number wins:

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Calculation example

Calculation	Result
1123 456 789	789

Amounts with units written side by side are different: they add up, also when words like and or or sit between them.

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Calculation example

Calculation	Result
12 weeks 3 days	2 weeks 3 days
25 ft 11 in	5 feet 11 inches
3$5 coffee and $3 tea	$8
45 and 3	3

Any number on a line counts, even in a reminder like Call John at 5. To keep a number out of your results, put it in a comment or a quoted note:

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Calculation example

Calculation	Result
1Call John at 5	5
2"Call John at 5"

When a line stays blank

A line shows nothing when:

• it has no numbers at all, like meeting notes about the offsite;
• it uses business days or work hours, like 5 weekdays, which aren’t supported yet (see Durations).