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Start your free trialBenji Beck
648 PointsAny tips on printing out "coinTotal" displayed up to second decimal point?
package com.javaprojects;
// import packages
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
public class Main {
/* The program below is a coin counter that prompts a user to enter the amount of coins
that they have. The program then stores the count in variables, produces a sum and returns
the total in dollars.
*/
// declare private static java.text.DecimalFormat
private static DecimalFormat df2 = new DecimalFormat(".##");
public static void main(String[] args) {
// declare variables
Scanner stdin;
double quarters;
double dimes;
double nickels;
double pennies;
double coinTotal;
// assign values to variables after prompting user to enter coin counts
stdin = new Scanner (System.in);
System.out.println("How many quarters do you have?");
quarters = stdin.nextDouble() * 0.25;
System.out.println("How many dimes do you have?");
dimes = stdin.nextDouble() * 0.10;
System.out.println("How many nickles do you have?");
nickels = stdin.nextDouble() * 0.05;
System.out.println("How many pennies do you have?");
pennies = stdin.nextDouble() * 0.01;
coinTotal = quarters + dimes + nickels + pennies;
// print statement containing the result
System.out.println("You have $" + coinTotal);
} // end main
} // end class
1 Answer
Kyle Knapp
21,526 PointsIt looks like DecimalFormat df2
is defined near the top of the program but is never used. You just need to apply df2 to coinTotal.
System.out.println("You have $" + df2.format(coinTotal));
Benji Beck
648 PointsBenji Beck
648 PointsHey Kyle, thanks for the reply. I made a few changes based on your feedback and it works now!
You are awesome.