Struggling with a beginners homework assignment if anyone can help!

[SagacityNoob]

I am working on homework and have spent a few hours but can't figure out what is missing from this code. I would appreciate any help to point in the right direction to resolve this.

I need to write a code that converts inches into the equivalent yards, feet, and inches. When I run the program it says I haven't defined yards. I thought I did but clearly am missing something but after hours of online searching while looking through my textbook I just don't understand what's wrong.
Each Google search takes me to more difficult ways to code this answer but I need the basics as I'm in an intro class to C++.
Thank you to anyone that can help!

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main( )
{
int userInches;
int feet, yards, inches;

cout << " Enter distance in inches:\n";
cin >> userInches;

feet = inches / 12;
inches = userInches % 12;
yards = feet / 3;
feet = inches % 3;

// converts the number of inches to yards, feet, and inches

cout << "The distance of " << inches << " is the same as the distance of " << yards << " yards " << "," << feet << " feet " << " , and " << inches << " inches." << endl;

return 0;
}

When i run the code i get:

Enter the distance in inches:
140
The distance of 8 is the same as the distance of 0 yards ,2 feet , and 8 inches.

Process returned 0 (0x0) execution time : 24.600 s
Press any key to continue.

but it needs to read as:
Enter the distance in inches:

140

The distance of 140 inches is the same as the distance of 3 yards, 2 feet and 8 inches

[jlb]

On line 13 of your code inches has an undefined value, perhaps it should be userInches instead of inches?

Please learn to use code tags when posting code.

[SagacityNoob]

Thank you for that clarification. I'm on week 1 of coding and this site so I don't know what code tags are but ill figure it out I guess.

[mikef]

When you reply, on your right there are two <>. Click that and paste your code in between.

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
int userInches{};
int feet, yards, inches;

cout << "Enter distance in inches:\n";
cin >> userInches;

feet = userInches / 12;
inches = userInches % 12;
yards = feet / 3;
feet = userInches % 3;

// converts the number of inches to yards, feet, and inches

cout << "The distance of " << userInches 
<< " is the same as the distance of " 
<< yards << " yards" << ", " << feet 
<< " feet" << " and " << inches 
<< " inches." << endl;
  return 0;
}

[seeplus]

#include <iostream>

int main() {
	int userInches {};

	std::cout << "Enter distance in inches: ";
	std::cin >> userInches;

	const auto feet {userInches / 12};
	const auto inches {userInches % 12};
	const auto yards {feet / 3};

	std:: cout << "The distance of " << userInches << " inches is the same as the distance of "
		<< yards << " yards, " << feet % 3 << " feet, "
		<< inches << " inches.\n";
}

[MikeyBoy]

For how to use code tags:

http://www.cplusplus.com/articles/z13hAqkS/

[againtry]

Another way is to write the program only after considering the problem on paper first, perhaps with some pseudocode:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main( )
{
    int feet{0}, yards{0}, inches{0};
    
    int left_over_inches{0};
    
    cout << "Enter distance in inches: ";
    cin >> inches;
    
    yards = inches/36;
    left_over_inches = inches % 36;
    
    feet = left_over_inches/12;
    left_over_inches = left_over_inches%12;
    
    cout
    << "The distance of " << inches
    << " inches is the same as the distance of " << yards << " yards, "
    << feet << " feet and " << left_over_inches << " inches." << endl;
    
    return 0;
}

Enter distance in inches: 140
The distance of 140 inches is the same as the distance of 3 yards, 2 feet and 8 inches.
Program ended with exit code: 0