Help with a few lines of code

[Demii]

Hi, i'm just trying to finish up this code and need some help with the parts commented out that say fill in. Thanks

int main()
{
float *monthSales; // a pointer used to point to an array
// holding monthly sales
float total = 0; // total of all sales
float average; // average of monthly sales
int numOfSales; // number of sales to be processed
int count; // loop counter

cout << fixed << showpoint << setprecision(2);
cout << "How many monthly sales will be processed? ";
cin >> numOfSales;
// Fill in the code to allocate memory for the array pointed to by
// monthSales.
if ( // Fill in the condition to determine if memory has been
// allocated (or eliminate this if construct if your instructor
// tells you it is not needed for your compiler)

)

{

cout << "Error allocating memory!\n";
return 1;

}

cout << "Enter the sales below\n";
for (count = 0; count < numOfSales; count++)
{
cout << "Sales for Month number "
<< // Fill in code to show the number of the month
<< ":";
// Fill in code to bring sales into an element of the array
}
for (count = 0; count < numOfSales; count++)
{
total = total + monthSales[count];
}

average = // Fill in code to find the average
cout << "Average Monthly sale is $" << average << endl;
// Fill in the code to deallocate memory assigned to the array.
return 0;

[48T7M4Gy]

Was the homework to fill in the other bits?

[Handy Andy]

Hello Demii,

Look at the comments I put in the code. If you work on one step at a time It is not that hard.

int main()
{
	float *monthSales; // a pointer used to point to an array
					   // holding monthly sales
	float total = 0; // total of all sales
	float average; // average of monthly sales
	int numOfSales; // number of sales to be processed
	int count; // loop counter

	cout << fixed << showpoint << setprecision(2);
	cout << "How many monthly sales will be processed? ";
	cin >> numOfSales;

	// Fill in the code to allocate memory for the array pointed to by
	// monthSales.

	//Step 1.
	monthSales = // Fill in missing code.


	//Step 2.

	if ( /* Fill in the condition to determine if memory has been
		// allocated (or eliminate this if construct if your instructor
		// tells you it is not needed for your compiler)*/)

	//Step 3.
	// Two Things missing here.

	{

		cout << "Error allocating memory!\n";
		return 1;

	}

	cout << "Enter the sales below\n";
	for (count = 0; count < numOfSales; count++)
	{
		cout << "Sales for Month number "
		//Step 4.
		<< // Fill in code to show the number of the month
			<< ":";

		//Step 5.
		// Fill in code to bring sales into an element of the array
	}
	for (count = 0; count < numOfSales; count++)
	{
		total = total + monthSales[count];
	}

	//Step 6.
	average = // Fill in code to find the average

		cout << "Average Monthly sale is $" << average << endl;

	//Step 7.
	// Fill in the code to deallocate memory assigned to the array.


	return 0;
}

Which step do you not understand?

Hope that helps,

Andy

[Handy Andy]

Hello Demii,

My bad, disregard step 3. When I started working with the code I realized how it is working and now see that nothing is missing except the if condition.

Andy

[48T7M4Gy]

I'd say OP has bolted because of the misunderstanding that this is a homework site :)

[Handy Andy]

@kemort

Very possible. If that is true it is to bad he/she missed out on all the time I would have spent helping.

Now that I am finished with the program it was fun to work on.

Andy

[48T7M4Gy]

Yeah, it's of course up to you but there are plenty of others who need your valuable help :)

[Handy Andy]

@kemort,

Thank you. Nice to be appreciated.

Andy