i get in error at the end where dollar is declared one last time smae with cents.... /* *Chris Pantel *Mr.Wiland *Calculates sales tax final from user input of cents and dollars */ public class Chris { public static void main(String[] args) { double rate = .06;//declares fields double total; double taxtotal; EasyReader console = new EasyReader(); System.out.println("Enter amount");//displays "enter amount" System.out.print(" Dollars: "); int dollars = console.readInt();//stores user input amount into dollars System.out.print(" Cents: "); int cents = console.readInt();//stores user input amount into cents //calculates sales tax and displays it total = dollars + cents; taxtotal = total*rate; dollars = taxtotal/100; cents = taxtotal - dollars; System.out.println("The sales tax is " + dollars + " and " + cents + " cents"); } } Macs Suck!!!

i dont know anything about c++ but ill guess that int dollars means that the variable dollars is an integer and if you do this dollars = taxtotal/100; and the taxtotal is not a multiple of 100 then you will get an error because integers must be whole numbers but may also be negative. and the same sort of thing could be happening with the cents as well here's an example: dollars = 45/100; // you get an error because that is not a whole number if int does not mean integer, then sorry because i dont know anything about c++, if it is, then try the c++ equivilant of double or decimal (i think both of those allows fractions FBI Agent AIM: EliteAssassin187

thx all i need to do is declare dollars and cents as doubles before i do the calculations you helped alot Macs Suck!!!