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419 PointsNow that we have the while loop set up, it's time to compute the sum! Using the value of counter as an index value,
I have spent a couple of hours on this exercise. What am I overlooking
let numbers = [2,8,1,16,4,3,9]
var sum = 0
var counter = 0
while counter < numbers.count {
counter += 1
sum = sum + counter
}
1 Answer
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsHi Anthony,
The beginning of the while loop
is fine, but the "inside" is where there are some issues.
- First, the math part needs to come before the increment of the counter.
- Next, the math is not adding the correct values. Right now, the
sum
is just being added to the counter with each iteration. But the challenge wants the value at the index in the array for a particular iteration to be added to the sum. It will be like a running total. The first time around will be 0 + 2 to equal 2. The second iteration should be 2 + 8 to equal 10, and so on. To achieve this, you will use thecounter
as the index value fornumbers
. To drop a hint for you, you will need to usenumbers[counter]
in the math part of the loop.
Give it another go with this in mind. If you're still stuck, just leave a comment here.
Keep Coding! :)