Re: write small currency converter
mereba <jojoo.imbeah@gmail.com> wrote:
My country Ghana is changing its currency. I want to write a small
programme in C++ that can covert from the old currency into the new
one. I would like this programme to run behind a simple calculator-
looking interface. I'm quite new to C++, and I would need some help.
Please any suggestion is welcome :)
Frankly, it sounds like homework. Google, "Ghana currency converter" and
you will find dozens of them.
The following is what I have been able to do so far:
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
//variables declared
int old_currency_value, new_currency_value, result_of_formula;
//questions to ask user
cout<< "Please enter the value of the old currency you wish to
convert";
cin >> old_currency_value;
//conversion implementation
new_currency_value = old_currency_value/10000;
cout << "The value of the new currency is " << new_currency_value <<
endl;
//quit programme
return 0;
Your missing the close paren at the end, otherwise your program will
compile and run. Is the output what you expected?
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