diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c7e796..7a06fb0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -406,16 +406,16 @@ supported floating-point types: `float`, `double`, etc.
 For example, to get result as `float` use
 `fast_float::integer_times_pow10<float>()` specialization:
 ```C++
-const uint64_t W = 1234567;
+const uint64_t W = 12345678;
 const int Q = 23;
-const double result = fast_float::integer_times_pow10<float>(W, Q);
-std::cout.precision(7);
+const float result = fast_float::integer_times_pow10<float>(W, Q);
+std::cout.precision(9);
 std::cout << "float: " << W << " * 10^" << Q << " = " << result << " ("
-          << (result == 1234567e23f ? "==" : "!=") << "expected)\n";
+          << (result == 12345678e23f ? "==" : "!=") << "expected)\n";
 ```
 outputs
 ```
-float: 1234567 * 10^23 = 1.234567e+29 (==expected)
+float: 12345678 * 10^23 = 1.23456782e+30 (==expected)
 ```
 
 Overloads of `fast_float::integer_times_pow10()` are provided for
diff --git a/tests/example_integer_times_pow10.cpp b/tests/example_integer_times_pow10.cpp
index 785daec..0205c27 100644
--- a/tests/example_integer_times_pow10.cpp
+++ b/tests/example_integer_times_pow10.cpp
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ void double_specialization() {
 }
 
 void float_specialization() {
-  const uint64_t W = 1234567;
+  const uint64_t W = 12345678;
   const int Q = 23;
-  const double result = fast_float::integer_times_pow10<float>(W, Q);
-  std::cout.precision(7);
+  const float result = fast_float::integer_times_pow10<float>(W, Q);
+  std::cout.precision(9);
   std::cout << "float: " << W << " * 10^" << Q << " = " << result << " ("
-            << (result == 1234567e23f ? "==" : "!=") << "expected)\n";
+            << (result == 12345678e23f ? "==" : "!=") << "expected)\n";
 }
 
 int main() {