How to use float numbers on BusyBox?

Question

I have a little computer with BusyBox, and compiling anything on it is a nightmare.

I want to do something simple like "0,5*2", but can't without additional software.

I tried "expr", "let", and just can't do any operation with float numbers.

Is there anything I can do?

Answer 1

busybox should have awk.

awk 'BEGIN{print 0.5*2}' 

Answer 2

busybox has dc built in. Here's a link to all of the documentation.