Simple program question

[motocowboy28]

Do programming exercise 3, calculating cost of lumber. There is an example given with regard to how to calculate board feet, but let me clarify the example by giving the details of the calculation. As stated, a board foot equals one square foot, one inch thick. A 2 x 4 x 8 board, which is 2 inches thick, 4 inches wide and 8 feet long, is 5.333 board feet. To calculate this, we do the following: the board is four inches wide, which is 4./12. of a foot. Thus the board contains (4./12.) * 8 square feet. Since the board is two inches thick, we must multiply the square feet by 2 to obtain the board feet. The number of board feet is hence calculated to be 2. * (4./12.) * 8., or 5.333. You should use at least two functions other than main -- one to calculate the cost of a set of lumber when given the type of lumber, the number of boards, and the dimensions of a board, and another to obtain the input from the user. You should check the input to make sure that a valid type of lumber is entered, and continue to prompt the user until a correct type is given. Note that if an invalid type is entered, the prompt must give a list of valid types.


This is due really soon.....any help would be greatly appreciated!

[numberwhun]

Do programming exercise 3, calculating cost of lumber. There is an example given with regard to how to calculate board feet, but let me clarify the example by giving the details of the calculation. As stated, a board foot equals one square foot, one inch thick. A 2 x 4 x 8 board, which is 2 inches thick, 4 inches wide and 8 feet long, is 5.333 board feet. To calculate this, we do the following: the board is four inches wide, which is 4./12. of a foot. Thus the board contains (4./12.) * 8 square feet. Since the board is two inches thick, we must multiply the square feet by 2 to obtain the board feet. The number of board feet is hence calculated to be 2. * (4./12.) * 8., or 5.333. You should use at least two functions other than main -- one to calculate the cost of a set of lumber when given the type of lumber, the number of boards, and the dimensions of a board, and another to obtain the input from the user. You should check the input to make sure that a valid type of lumber is entered, and continue to prompt the user until a correct type is given. Note that if an invalid type is entered, the prompt must give a list of valid types.


This is due really soon.....any help would be greatly appreciated!

Really? Its due really soon?!? Well then, I would highly suggest you get busy on it. You see, it is against TSDN Posting Guidelines to post school/course work and expect an answer. You will also find that your urgencies are not translated into urgencies for everyone else here.

That said, you will have to put the effort into solving your school work, sorry!

Regards,

Jeff