In this task, we have an array of numbers and we want to compute the sum of its values. - No idea how to solve this!

Before worrying about the exact syntax, let's think about what this challenge is asking. The goal is for the variable sum to store the value of the sum of all the numbers in the array. E.g. sum = 2+8+1+16+4+3+9. But, we need to do this programatically, and since it's a while loop, using a method that deals with each member of the array sequentially. The hint and first part of the challenge is: "Step 1: Create a while loop. The while loop should continue as long as the value of counter is less than the number of items in the array. (Hint: You can get that number by using the count property)"

in pseudo code:

while counter < (number of items in numbers array) {
// our code for calculating the sum
counter += 1
}

Then, for the second part: "Using the value of counter as an index value, retrieve each value from the array and add it to the value of sum...For example: sum = sum + newValue." So, we need to step through the array and add each number to sum. We know we can retrieve an item from an array via its index. E.g. numbers[0] returns 2, numbers[1] returns 8, etc. Conveniently, we have counter which will step through values from 0 to 6. So, can you think of how we can get each member of the array using this counter as an index?

pseudo code (this goes in the while loop)

let newValue = numbers[index derived from counter]
sum = sum + newValue

If you need to see the full answer, here's one solution

let numbers = [2,8,1,16,4,3,9]
var sum = 0
var counter = 0

// Enter your code below

while counter < numbers.count {
  let newValue = numbers[counter]
  sum = sum + newValue
  counter += 1
}