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    Help please

    I am a beginning at C+ programming and desperately need help on a couple things. Any help is appreciated.

    1. Write a program that allows a user to enter the length, width and depth of their swimming pool ( assume pool does not have deep or shallow end) Calculate the volume of the pool and display a message to the user w/the result.

    2. Write a program that allows a user to enter a number of cents. Determine how many dollars the cents make up and print the number of dollars and remaining cents to the screen.


    thanks in advance any help.
    Brandi

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    1. Write a program that allows a user to enter the length, width and depth of their swimming pool ( assume pool does not have deep or shallow end) Calculate the volume of the pool and display a message to the user w/the result.

    you'll need:
    1 header file (see 'hello world' programs)
    1 function (see 'hello world' programs)
    'cin' and 'cout' statements (see 'hello world' programs)
    3 variables (maybe four)

    2. Write a program that allows a user to enter a number of cents. Determine how many dollars the cents make up and print the number of dollars and remaining cents to the screen.

    you'll need:
    1 header file (see 'hello world' programs)
    1 function (see 'hello world' programs)
    'cin' and 'cout' statements (see 'hello world' programs)
    1 variable (float, maybe two)


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    Ok, I have tried this several times and still it comes out as a failed solution. Here is what I did. If you can just help me figure out what is wrong with it. Thanks
    #include <iostream>
    using namespace std;
    void main () {
    int iLength, iWidth, iDepth, iVolume;
    cout << "Enter your pool's length (in feet): ";
    cin >> iLength;
    cout << "Enter your pool's width (in feet): ";
    cin >> iWidth;
    cout << "Enter your pool's depth (in feet): ";
    cin >> iDepth;
    iVolume = iLength * iWidth * iDepth;
    cout << "The volume of your pool is " << iVolume
    << " cubic feet." << endl;
    }

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    Code tags please

    void main(void)

    >>and still it comes out as a failed solution<<
    What does that mean? What fails exactly?

    Code:
    Enter your pool's length (in feet): 10
    Enter your pool's width (in feet): 5
    Enter your pool's depth (in feet): 2
    The volume of your pool is 100 cubic feet.
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    use code tags

    What error message do you get ?

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    just picking on things:
    int main() {...}

    I dont' see anything wrong with the code... I didn't compile it tho...
    Last edited by major_small; 07-29-2003 at 08:24 PM.
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    I finally figured out the problem on the first one. It was a minor error I overlooked. I still cannot figure out how to create the second program though, the centstodollars. I dont know what to use to get it to convert what you enter in cents to dollars. If anyone can help with that part I would appreciate it. thanks

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