C++ help

[AOD_Cadimus]

So I am stuck on my midterm with the two following questions I haven't the slightest clue were to begin; can anyone help me I have never encountered this before

2. Write one program that uses counter-controlled repetition to process temperatures. The program has the following display:

(1st Example Display)
Enter the number of temperatures: 2
Enter a temperature: 77
Enter a temperature: 78
The average temperature is 77.5 degrees for the 2 days.
End of Program

(2nd Example Display)
Enter the number of temperatures: 3
Enter a temperature: 80
Enter a temperature: 84
Enter a temperature: 79
The average temperature is 81.0 degrees for the 3days.
End of Program

(3rd Example Display)
Enter the number of temperatures: 0

No temperatures were entered.
End of Program






3. Write one program that uses sentinel-controlled repetition to process the hours an employee works. The program has the following display:

(1st Example Display)
Enter the number of hours or -1 to quit: 9
Enter the number of hours or -1 to quit: 4
Enter the number of hours or -1 to quit: -1

The employee worked an average of 6.5 hours/day for 2 days.
End of Program

(2nd Example Display)
Enter the number of hours or -1 to quit: 6
Enter the number of hours or -1 to quit: 3
Enter the number of hours or -1 to quit: 8
Enter the number of hours or -1 to quit: -1

The employee worked an average of 5.6 hours/day for 3 days.
End of Program

(3rd Example Display)
Enter the number of hours or -1 to quit: -1

No hours were entered
End of Program

[Yetzederixx]

When you hear "counter controlled loop" you would normally be thinking a for loop, but not in this case. This is one of those cases where a do...while construct could work.

I'm not going to write your homework for you, but I will give you a basic algorithm in comment style.

// do
  // get number of temps from user
  // Should that number be > 0
    // Get other temperatures, good place for a for loop
    // display output to user
  // otherwise 
    // display exit message
// while number of temps > 0

That's how I would approach it at least. If you want more help on this I'm going to have to see code however.

[AOD_SgtMaj_Archangel]

Hey Cadimus, I appreciate the bind you are in. I want you to do well so you can be successful, but answering an exam question for you is really against what AOD stands for. Getting generic advice like Yetz gave is fine, but please don't ask us to do your work.

I don't usually respond to questions like this in more detail, however, I think Yetz advice is bit off and may lead you to an over complicated/wrong solution. The problem doesn't look for you to ask for the number of temps/hours in a loop until the user decides to quit. It wants you to ask for the number up font, then prompt for values until done. In the first problem, you want a structure more like this.

//get number of temps from user
//for number of temps entered (a while loop is just as useful, but either way you'll need to track the variable separately from the number of temps)
   //get temp from user and store the value in a way that lets you create an average (I would NOT recommend trying to store the values separately)
//if num temps > 0
  //calculate and show the average 
//else
  //show default message

[AOD_Cadimus]

Hey Cadimus, I appreciate the bind you are in. I want you to do well so you can be successful, but answering an exam question for you is really against what AOD stands for. Getting generic advice like Yetz gave is fine, but please don't ask us to do your work.

I don't usually respond to questions like this in more detail, however, I think Yetz advice is bit off and may lead you to an over complicated/wrong solution. The problem doesn't look for you to ask for the number of temps/hours in a loop until the user decides to quit. It wants you to ask for the number up font, then prompt for values until done. In the first problem, you want a structure more like this.

//get number of temps from user
//for number of temps entered (a while loop is just as useful, but either way you'll need to track the variable separately from the number of temps)
   //get temp from user and store the value in a way that lets you create an average (I would NOT recommend trying to store the values separately)
//if num temps > 0
  //calculate and show the average 
//else
  //show default message

Thank you this will help me greatly I will compile what I have and include this algorithm as soon as I am off of work.

[AOD_Cadimus]

This is what I have so far
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

double countAverageTemperature(int temperatures[], int number)
{
int total = 0;

for (int index = 0; index < number; index++)
{
total += temperatures[index];
}

return (double)total / number;
}

int main()
{
cout << "Enter the number of temperatures: ";
int number = 0;
cin >> number;

if (number == 0)
{
cout << endl << "No temperatures were entered." << endl;
cout << "End of Program" << endl;
}
else
{
int* temperatures = new int [number];
for (int index = 0; index < number; index++)
{
cout << "Enter a temperature: ";
cin >> temperatures[index];
}

double average_temperature = countAverageTemperature(temperatures, number);
cout << endl << "The average temperature is " << average_temperature << " degrees for the " << number << " days." << endl;
cout << "End of Program" << endl;
}

return 0;
}


#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
int hours = 0, total = 0, number = 0;
while (hours != -1)
{
cout << "Enter the number of hours or -1 to quit: ";
cin >> hours;
if (hours != -1)
{
total += hours;
number++;
}
}

if (number == 0)
{
cout << endl << "No hours were entered" << endl;
cout << "End of Program" << endl;
return 0;
}

cout << endl << "The employee worked an average of " << setprecision(3) << (double)total / number << " hours/day for " << number << " days. " << endl;
cout << "End of Program" << endl;

return 0;
}

[Yetzederixx]

There isn't much I hate worse in this world than trying to read malformed code (except maybe fixing it), and yes I'm aware it's the forums that does this.

Here's some better solutions to posting code

• http://ideone.com/
• http://pastebin.com/
• https://c9.io/ (never used that one myself, but it looks nice)

[Yetzederixx]

I think Yetz advice is bit off and may lead you to an over complicated/wrong solution.

My algorithm was from a quick glance and could definitely be off. I just got off finals, and started an internship so I was gunning from the hip.