Thread: help

  1. #1
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    help

    what is wrong with my code

    im trying to-
    1. calculate all the registrants using a counter
    2.calculate the amount using a accumulator
    3.it has to be in a while loop

    Code:
    #include<iostream>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
    	//Variables
    	short regs = 0;
    	short count = 0;
    	double average = 0.0;
    	double amtDue = 0.0;
    	
    	//Input
    	cout<<"Enter the amount of company registrants: ";
    	cin>>regs;
    
    	while (regs > 0)
    	{
    		if (regs >= 1)
    			count++;
    			amtDue= regs*150;
    		if (regs >= 4)
    			count++;
    			amtDue= regs*100;
    		if (regs >=10)
    			count++;
    			amtDue= regs*90;
    
    		cout<<"Enter the amount of next company registrants: ";
    		cin>>regs;
    	}
    
    	//Calculations
    	average= amtDue/count;
    	
    
    	//Output
    	cout<<"Total Amount of Registrants:"<<count<<endl;
    	cout<<"Total Amount Due $ "<<amtDue<<endl;
    	cout<<"Average Per Registrant $ "<<average<<endl;
    
    	return 0;
    
    }

  2. #2
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    anyone?

  3. #3
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    If you want to do more than one statement in an "if" statement, you must surround it by brackets. So, for example,
    Code:
    		if (regs >= 1)
    			count++;
    			amtDue= regs*150;
    should be
    Code:
    		if (regs >= 1)
    		{
    			count++;
    			amtDue= regs*150;
    		}
    Also, you're going to have problems after you fix that. For example, if I enter regs as 11, then "regs >= 1" is true so that block gets executed. "regs >= 4" is also true so that gets executed. Finally, "regs >= 10" is also true so that gets executed. You probably only want one of these to get executed. To do that, I'll give a hint that you could use "if/else" statements and change the order of these statements, so that exactly 0 or 1 of them is true for each iteration of the while loop.

    EDIT: Also, How To Ask Questions The Smart Way.
    Last edited by nadroj; 03-08-2010 at 11:50 PM.

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