Thread: Repeating a simple calculation

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    Repeating a simple calculation

    Code:
    //File name: PP1Ch2-cereal-weight
    //Description: a) A program to weight in ounces and output it in tons.
    //             b) The number of boxes needed to yield a ton of cereal.
    //Last update: 21/7/2003
    
    
    #include <iostream.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    
    int main()
    {
          cout.setf(ios::fixed);
          cout.setf(ios::showpoint);
          cout.precision(4);
    
          double package_weight, package_weight_ton,
                 number_of_packages;
    
          cout << "Enter the weight of a cereal package in ounces: ";
          cin  >> package_weight;
    
          // A ton is 35723.92 oz.
    
          package_weight_ton = package_weight / 35273.92;
          number_of_packages = 1 / (package_weight / 35273.92);
    
          cout << "The weight of the package in tons is: " << package_weight_ton << " tons.\n";
    
          cout.precision(1);
    
          cout << "A number of " << number_of_packages << " packages are needed to satisfy a ton of cereal.\n";
    
          system("PAUSE");
          return 0;
    }
    I'm doing this question which asks that the program above allows a user to repeat this calculation as often as a user wishes.

    That's instead of press any key to continue and then the program exits, the program should prompt again for user input when the user presses a key to continue.

    Do I need to use if-else statements here? If so where should I put them?

    Thanx.

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    Thanx.

    But where should I put it?

    Sorry for being lame, guess I'm a slow learner..
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    Thanx, got that.
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