Easy Stupid Mistakes!

Ok this is a very easy program and I'm an absolute beginner. I don't know where I am going wrong though.

//This program calculates Sales Tax.
Question 3, Page 81
Written by

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
double purchase = 52;
double salestax = 52 * 0.04;
double countrytax = 52 * 0.02;
double total = purchase + salestax + countrytax;

cout << " Total Purchase:" << purchase <<endl;
cout << " Total Sales Tax: " << salestax << endl;
cout << "Total Country Tax:" << countrytax << endl;
cout << " Total: " << total << endl;

return 0;

}

Any help is much appreciated. I know it will be the stupidest of things I overlooked in the end.

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Stewbond (2827)

I'm afraid I don't see the problem. It compiles and runs fine for me. And the total is actually the sum of the purchase and taxes.

#include <iostream>
using namespace std; 

int main()
{
  double purchase = 52;
  double salestax = 52 * 0.04;
  double countrytax = 52 * 0.02;
  double total = purchase + salestax + countrytax;

  cout << " Total Purchase:" << purchase <<endl;
  cout << " Total Sales Tax: " << salestax << endl;
  cout << "Total Country Tax:" << countrytax << endl;
  cout << " Total: " << total << endl;

  return 0;
}

 Total Purchase:52
 Total Sales Tax: 2.08
Total Country Tax:1.04
 Total: 55.12

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maeriden (872)

I can run it just fine. What is your problem?

Tasdiq (7)

This is the error message:

1>------ Build started: Project: SalesTax, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>Build started 10/11/2012 1:19:54 PM.
1>InitializeBuildStatus:
1> Touching "Debug\SalesTax.unsuccessfulbuild".
1>ClCompile:
1> salesmain.cpp
1>c:\users\rvhu312012ur\desktop\salestax\salestax\salesmain.cpp(2): error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'constant'
1>c:\users\rvhu312012ur\desktop\salestax\salestax\salesmain.cpp(2): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
1>
1>Build FAILED.
1>

Stewbond (2827)

Haha, it took me a while to figure it out...

You need to put comments (// ) in front of the text above #include <iostream>:

//This program calculates Sales Tax. 
//Question 3, Page 81
//Written by

#include <iostream>
using namespace std; 

int main()
{
  double purchase = 52;
  double salestax = 52 * 0.04;
  double countrytax = 52 * 0.02;
  double total = purchase + salestax + countrytax;

  cout << " Total Purchase:" << purchase <<endl;
  cout << " Total Sales Tax: " << salestax << endl;
  cout << "Total Country Tax:" << countrytax << endl;
  cout << " Total: " << total << endl;

  return 0;
}

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Tasdiq (7)

Oh man!! I feel so stupid right now. I always do something like this and then spend a good hour going nuts on trying to figure out what I did wrong. Thanks everyone for replying so quickly.

Stewbond (2827)

Well your title did help me to widen my search.

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