[osu1]

Hello, I am having a little rouble with my program. I have been doing everything well but I got stuck in one part. After the user has inputed 3 different numbers in my program, the lowest one has to be dropped and the highest 2 added. Aftwerwards that displays a certain grade. I tried using > and < relational operators but that did not work. I tried to rewrite but have no idea where to go. This is using if and else statements and relational operators.

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int a,b,c;
	
	cout << "Enter the score for test #1:" << endl;
	cin >> a;
	cout << "Enter the score for test #2:"<< endl;
	cin >> b;
	cout << "Enter the score for test #3:" << endl;
	cin >> c;
	
	
	cout << "First test:" << a << endl;
	cout << "Second test:" << b << endl;
	cout << "Third test:" << c << endl; 
	
	if  (   ) 
	{
	 cout << " After dropping test #2, the points earned are" <<  << /
	 cout << "The letter grade is 
	return 0;
} 

[raghav.naganathan]

osu1, on 04 October 2012 - 10:28 AM, said:

Hello, I am having a little rouble with my program. I have been doing everything well but I got stuck in one part. After the user has inputed 3 different numbers in my program, the lowest one has to be dropped and the highest 2 added. Aftwerwards that displays a certain grade. I tried using > and < relational operators but that did not work. I tried to rewrite but have no idea where to go. This is using if and else statements and relational operators.

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int a,b,c;
	
	cout << "Enter the score for test #1:" << endl;
	cin >> a;
	cout << "Enter the score for test #2:"<< endl;
	cin >> b;
	cout << "Enter the score for test #3:" << endl;
	cin >> c;
	
	
	cout << "First test:" << a << endl;
	cout << "Second test:" << b << endl;
	cout << "Third test:" << c << endl; 
	
	if  (   ) 
	{
	 cout << " After dropping test #2, the points earned are" <<  << /
	 cout << "The letter grade is 
	return 0;
} 

You need a series of if conditions to make the lowest number get dropped. After that you can add the other 2 variables.

eg.

 if(a<b && a<c)
{
int result = b+c;
}

else if ( b<a && b<c)
{
int result = a+c;
}

else
{
int result= a+b;
}

regards,
Raghav

This post has been edited by raghav.naganathan: 03 October 2012 - 10:28 PM

[osu1]

raghav.naganathan, on 03 October 2012 - 10:04 PM, said:

osu1, on 04 October 2012 - 10:28 AM, said:

Hello, I am having a little rouble with my program. I have been doing everything well but I got stuck in one part. After the user has inputed 3 different numbers in my program, the lowest one has to be dropped and the highest 2 added. Aftwerwards that displays a certain grade. I tried using > and < relational operators but that did not work. I tried to rewrite but have no idea where to go. This is using if and else statements and relational operators.

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int a,b,c;
	
	cout << "Enter the score for test #1:" << endl;
	cin >> a;
	cout << "Enter the score for test #2:"<< endl;
	cin >> b;
	cout << "Enter the score for test #3:" << endl;
	cin >> c;
	
	
	cout << "First test:" << a << endl;
	cout << "Second test:" << b << endl;
	cout << "Third test:" << c << endl; 
	
	if  (   ) 
	{
	 cout << " After dropping test #2, the points earned are" <<  << /
	 cout << "The letter grade is 
	return 0;
} 

You need a series of if conditions to make the lowest number get dropped. After that you can add the other 2 variables.

eg.

 if(a<b && a<c)
{
int result = b+c;
}

else if ( b<a && b<c)
{
int result = a+c;
}

else
{
int result= a+c;
}

regards,
Raghav

Ah I see thank you but say after I drop the lowest one, and then i want to classify them like say a+b = 80 is a B grade , and 90 is an A , is this more if/else statements inside of the else statemetns already there?

This post has been edited by osu1: 03 October 2012 - 10:16 PM

[DimitriV]

You could use a Switch statement to test the value of the result:

switch (result)
{
case >= 90
//return 'A'
break;
case >= 80
//return 'B'
break;
}

This post has been edited by DimitriV: 03 October 2012 - 10:21 PM

[osu1]

DimitriV, on 03 October 2012 - 10:20 PM, said:

You could use a Switch statement to test the value of the result:

switch (result)
{
case >= 90
//return 'A'
break;
case >= 80
//return 'B'
break;
}

We have not gotten to switch statements yet so I cant use that. Thank you though.

This post has been edited by osu1: 03 October 2012 - 10:25 PM

[raghav.naganathan]

osu1, on 04 October 2012 - 10:55 AM, said:

DimitriV, on 03 October 2012 - 10:20 PM, said:

You could use a Switch statement to test the value of the result:

switch (result)
{
case >= 90
//return 'A'
break;
case >= 80
//return 'B'
break;
}

We have not gotten to switch statements yet so I cant use that. Thank you though.

Since you haven't learned switch statements, you can use if statements.

if(result>=90)
cout<<"A grade";
else if(result>=80)
cout<<"B grade";

and so on.

regards,
Raghav

[osu1]

raghav.naganathan, on 03 October 2012 - 10:32 PM, said:

osu1, on 04 October 2012 - 10:55 AM, said:

DimitriV, on 03 October 2012 - 10:20 PM, said:

You could use a Switch statement to test the value of the result:

switch (result)
{
case >= 90
//return 'A'
break;
case >= 80
//return 'B'
break;
}

We have not gotten to switch statements yet so I cant use that. Thank you though.

Since you haven't learned switch statements, you can use if statements.

if(result>=90)
cout<<"A grade";
else if(result>=80)
cout<<"B grade";

and so on.

regards,
Raghav

Thank you and one last question, I have to repeat this A , B, C grade if/else statements for every drop the lowest grade if/else statements correct?

[osu1]

My code completed but it keeps giving me primary expression errors.


Lab4_Ex2.cpp:32: error: expected primary-expression before '>=' token
Lab4_Ex2.cpp:36: error: expected primary-expression before '>=' token
Lab4_Ex2.cpp:49: error: expected `(' before '<' token
Lab4_Ex2.cpp:99: error: expected `}' at end of input

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int a,b,c;
	
	cout << "Enter the score for test #1:" << endl;
	cin >> a;
	cout << "Enter the score for test #2:"<< endl;
	cin >> b;
	cout << "Enter the score for test #3:" << endl;
	cin >> c;
	
	
	cout << "First test:" << a << endl;
	cout << "Second test:" << b << endl;
	cout << "Third test:" << c << endl; 
	
	if  (a<b && a<c )
	{
	 int result = b+c;
	 if ( result >= 92)
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is an a" << endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 92 || >= 82 )
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is a b"<< endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 82 || >= 72) 
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a c" << endl; 
	 }
	 else if ( result < 72)
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a d" << endl; 
	 }
	 }
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 else if <b , a && b < c)
	 {
	 int result = a + c;
	  if ( result >= 92)
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is an a" << endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 92 || >= 82 )
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is a b"<< endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 82 || >= 72) 
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a c" << endl; 
	 }
	 else if ( result < 72)
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a d" << endl; 
	 }
	 }
	 
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	 else 
	 {
	 int result = a + c;
	  if ( result >= 92)
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is an a" << endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 92 || >= 82 )
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is a b"<< endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 82 || >= 72) 
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a c" << endl; 
	 }
	 else if ( result < 72)
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a d" << endl; 
	 }
	 }
	 
	 
	return 0;
} 

[raghav.naganathan]

osu1, on 04 October 2012 - 11:19 AM, said:

My code completed but it keeps giving me primary expression errors.


Lab4_Ex2.cpp:32: error: expected primary-expression before '>=' token
Lab4_Ex2.cpp:36: error: expected primary-expression before '>=' token
Lab4_Ex2.cpp:49: error: expected `(' before '<' token
Lab4_Ex2.cpp:99: error: expected `}' at end of input

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int a,b,c;
	
	cout << "Enter the score for test #1:" << endl;
	cin >> a;
	cout << "Enter the score for test #2:"<< endl;
	cin >> b;
	cout << "Enter the score for test #3:" << endl;
	cin >> c;
	
	
	cout << "First test:" << a << endl;
	cout << "Second test:" << b << endl;
	cout << "Third test:" << c << endl; 
	
	if  (a<b && a<c )
	{
	 int result = b+c;
	 if ( result >= 92)
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is an a" << endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 92 || >= 82 )
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is a b"<< endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 82 || >= 72) 
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a c" << endl; 
	 }
	 else if ( result < 72)
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a d" << endl; 
	 }
	 }
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 else if <b , a && b < c)
	 {
	 int result = a + c;
	  if ( result >= 92)
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is an a" << endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 92 || >= 82 )
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is a b"<< endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 82 || >= 72) 
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a c" << endl; 
	 }
	 else if ( result < 72)
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a d" << endl; 
	 }
	 }
	 
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	 else 
	 {
	 int result = a + c;
	  if ( result >= 92)
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is an a" << endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 92 || >= 82 )
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is a b"<< endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 82 || >= 72) 
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a c" << endl; 
	 }
	 else if ( result < 72)
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a d" << endl; 
	 }
	 }
	 
	 
	return 0;
} 

That was not what I meant. Let the if statements for finding out result be independent.They will help you to remove the lowest value and will calculate the result i.e the sum of the 2 higher values.

once that is finished, you will want to print the grade. For that you should use separate if-else if conditions.

Please do not nest the if statements as you have done.

let them be separate like this.

if(result>=90) cout<<"Grade A";
else if(result>=80) cout<<"Grade B";
else if(result>=70) cout<<"Grade C";
else cout<<"Grade D";

regards,
Raghav

[Skydiver]

DimitriV, on 03 October 2012 - 10:20 PM, said:

You could use a Switch statement to test the value of the result:

switch (result)
{
case >= 90
//return 'A'
break;
case >= 80
//return 'B'
break;
}

What language is that? My C/C++ compiler doesn't seem to take that syntax at all.

[osu1]

raghav.naganathan, on 03 October 2012 - 10:59 PM, said:

osu1, on 04 October 2012 - 11:19 AM, said:

My code completed but it keeps giving me primary expression errors.


Lab4_Ex2.cpp:32: error: expected primary-expression before '>=' token
Lab4_Ex2.cpp:36: error: expected primary-expression before '>=' token
Lab4_Ex2.cpp:49: error: expected `(' before '<' token
Lab4_Ex2.cpp:99: error: expected `}' at end of input

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int a,b,c;
	
	cout << "Enter the score for test #1:" << endl;
	cin >> a;
	cout << "Enter the score for test #2:"<< endl;
	cin >> b;
	cout << "Enter the score for test #3:" << endl;
	cin >> c;
	
	
	cout << "First test:" << a << endl;
	cout << "Second test:" << b << endl;
	cout << "Third test:" << c << endl; 
	
	if  (a<b && a<c )
	{
	 int result = b+c;
	 if ( result >= 92)
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is an a" << endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 92 || >= 82 )
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is a b"<< endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 82 || >= 72) 
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a c" << endl; 
	 }
	 else if ( result < 72)
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a d" << endl; 
	 }
	 }
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 else if <b , a && b < c)
	 {
	 int result = a + c;
	  if ( result >= 92)
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is an a" << endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 92 || >= 82 )
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is a b"<< endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 82 || >= 72) 
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a c" << endl; 
	 }
	 else if ( result < 72)
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a d" << endl; 
	 }
	 }
	 
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	 else 
	 {
	 int result = a + c;
	  if ( result >= 92)
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is an a" << endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 92 || >= 82 )
	 {
	 cout << " Your grade is a b"<< endl;
	 }
	 else if ( result < 82 || >= 72) 
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a c" << endl; 
	 }
	 else if ( result < 72)
	 {
	 cout << "Your grade is a d" << endl; 
	 }
	 }
	 
	 
	return 0;
} 

That was not what I meant. Let the if statements for finding out result be independent.They will help you to remove the lowest value and will calculate the result i.e the sum of the 2 higher values.

once that is finished, you will want to print the grade. For that you should use separate if-else if conditions.

Please do not nest the if statements as you have done.

let them be separate like this.

if(result>=90) cout<<"Grade A";
else if(result>=80) cout<<"Grade B";
else if(result>=70) cout<<"Grade C";
else cout<<"Grade D";

regards,
Raghav

I took off the nested statements but still cannot get it to work, it doesnt even get to my if statements at all. Just displays the numbers I inputed.

[Skydiver]

Post your current code. We are not psychic. We may have a guess as to what you meant by "take off the nested statements", but our guess maybe wrong. It would be better if you just show us what you've done.