[SOLVED] cant figure this program out..help

[Tshegofatsom]

Wots wrong? How can we help you?

[mtyoung]

read post 15 in detail...
Fubarable gave you the answer...

[Fubarable]

help meeeee

I've no idea how. You have not told us what changes you have made to your program, what you understand about previous advice, what you don't understand, where you're stuck....

Best of luck.

[einstein1234]

ok hold on, let me look at the code and try to ask a specific question. if i can.

[einstein1234]

finnallly i got it guys...thanx for da help, but i did most of the reading so,,thanxxx...50/50

thanxs chris and fubarable, mainly chris....

heres da code../* This program calculates the number of gallons of paint
needed to paint a room.

Programmer:me
Date:
*/

import java.util.Scanner;

public class PaintersHelpersSplit {
static float DOOR_SIZE = 15.0f;
static float SMALL_WINDOW_SIZE =2.0f;
static float LARGE_WINDOW_SIZE = 5.0f;
static float SQ_FT_PER_GALLON = 375.0f;
static float netsquarefeet;
static float grosssquarefeet;
// declare all variables to be used

public static void main(String[] args) {


int height,length,width, doors, smwindows, lgwindows;
int gallons;
// give welcome and instructions to user
System.out.println("Welcome to the painters Helper");


Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);

// prompt user for the room's width
System.out.println("Please enter the room's width:");
width = input.nextInt();

// prompt user for the room's length
System.out.println("Please enter the room's length:");
length = input.nextInt();

// prompt user for the room's height
System.out.println("Please enter the room's height:");
height = input.nextInt();

// prompt user for the number of doors
System.out.println("Please enter the number of doors:");
doors = input.nextInt();

// prompt user for the number of small windows
System.out.println("Please enter the the number of small windows:");
smwindows = input.nextInt();

// prompt user for the number of large windows
System.out.println("Please enter the number of large windows:");
lgwindows = input.nextInt();

gallons = computeGallons(length, height, doors, width, lgwindows, smwindows);


System.out.println("You will need about " + gallons + "gallons of paint for your room.");


} // end of method main

static int computeGallons(int length, int height, int doors, int width, int lgWindows, int smWindows) {

float grosssquarefeet, subtraction,netsquarefeet;

int gallons;

// gross square feet = height * 2 * (length + width)
grosssquarefeet = height * 2 * ( length + width);


// net square feet = gross square feet - subtractions
subtraction = (doors * DOOR_SIZE) + (lgWindows * LARGE_WINDOW_SIZE) + (smWindows * SMALL_WINDOW_SIZE);


netsquarefeet = grosssquarefeet - subtraction;

// gallons = netSqFt / SQ_FT_PER_GALLON rounded to the nearest gallon
gallons = Math.round(netsquarefeet / SQ_FT_PER_GALLON);
return gallons;

} // end of computegGallons

} // end of class PaintersHelper

[CJSLMAN]

Hey, that's great !!! Go Team Go....

Luck,
CJSL

[einstein1234]

yea man, motivation,,,yea dats waz up