Thread: I am working on homework regarding C++ selection programming and need help.

Some different ways to do it:

Code:

total /= (discountHalfOff == 'y' ? 2 : 1);

Code:

if (discountHalfOff == 'y') {
    total /= 2;
}

Code:

if (discountHalfOff == 'y') {
    total = total / 2; // Same as: total /= 2
}

We always save the value of half of total in the total variable, but we don't want to use the value of 'discountHalfOff' in the calculation. We just use discountHalfOff to check for the 'y' value, in which case we take half off the value of total.

Originally Posted by setleaf

If you want to keep the current variables you have then you need to initialize a discountPercentage with ".50". Then read the char into discountHalfOff. As for your if statement it's if discountHalfOff=='Y' then total = itemOnePrice + itemTwoPrice / discountPercentage, and if not then just add up price one and price two.

Are you trying to rip me off?! lol (I think you meant to multiply :P).

It is not clear if the discount applies to the total cost or to the second item. OP may even need to check if it should apply to the cheapest item (like in most real shops).

But I think the problem is more about the mathematical nature than about the programming. No offense but most primary school students should be able to come up with two correct formulas for total.