Help needed in creation and order of algorithm.

[sslionheart]

i have homework due tomorrow and i really need some help so how would i go about it?

post my questions here or could someone message me?

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[kidfiction]

I dont see what the question here is...

[sslionheart]

well i have a few questions... and im trying to re read chapter one but it doesnt help much..

1st question is This pseudocode segment is intended to describe computing the number of miles per gallon you get with your automobile. and it wants you to find the errors and re arrange it etc...

input milesTraveled
input gallonsOfGasUse d
gallonsOfGasUse d / milesTravelled = milesPerGallon
print milesPerGal

now like i said i suck at this but what i did was

Milespergallon = gallonsOfGasUse d / milesTraveled
Input gallonsOfGasUse d
Input milesTraveled
Print average

and i doubt i got it right

here is my next question

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[sicarie]

what i did was

Milespergallon = gallonsOfGasUse d / milesTraveled
Input gallonsOfGasUse d
Input milesTraveled
Print average

After reading it - why did you change anything? It looks like you 1) get the first variable, 2) get the second variable 3) make the calculation using the variables and then 4) print the result. They were good in the order they started in.

here is my next question
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What have you tried on this?

Also, please take a look at our Posting Guidelines, especially the parts about posting what you tried (like on your second problem), and using a title that accurately describes your issue. I have changed your thread title, please let me know if you think it should be different/something else.

[kidfiction]

well i have a few questions... and im trying to re read chapter one but it doesnt help much..

1st question is This pseudocode segment is intended to describe computing the number of miles per gallon you get with your automobile. and it wants you to find the errors and re arrange it etc...

input milesTraveled
input gallonsOfGasUse d
gallonsOfGasUse d / milesTravelled = milesPerGallon
print milesPerGal

now like i said i suck at this but what i did was

Milespergallon = gallonsOfGasUse d / milesTraveled
Input gallonsOfGasUse d
Input milesTraveled
Print average

and i doubt i got it right

here is my next question
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When doing the first question, ask yourself:
can I use a variable before its inputted?
can I print a variable that i haven't initialized?

With the second question you need to ask yourself for each portion:
What is the syntax for assigning a variable?
What is the syntax for assigning a variable that is a number?
What is the syntax for assigning a variable that is a character array or string?
Can I assign a number to a string variable?
Can I assign a string to a number variable?

Hope this helps.

[sslionheart]

ok so i did the first one wrong? the order was fine you say?

well a friend in class told me that = always goes first and that is why i rearranged that..

and sorry if i violated your rules.. and the topic title is fine

im still so confused.. i need it all explained to me.. ive never done any of this

is it possible for anyone to message me on contact info removed per posting guidelines

[sicarie]

ok so i did the first one wrong? the order was fine you say?

well a friend in class told me that = always goes first and that is why i rearranged that..

In pseudocode it doesn't matter - but in the program it would. I was speaking more to the general statement, and it's placement in relation to the others. That's what pseudocode is - just a description of how you could do it using pen and paper if you had to. Then you convert it to code.

and sorry if i violated your rules..

Then please read why you did it - you just did it again.

Are you confused as to why the first one is correct? If so, read through my post #4 again - I explain it in order of steps to complete - that's the pseudocode for the program.

Also, what do you have on the second?

[kidfiction]

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Are you confused as to why the first one is correct? If so, read through my post #4 again - I explain it in order of steps to complete - that's the pseudocode for the program.

While this is pseudo-code, I do see a few errors in it, especially after looking at the second question. The first is on the second to last line and the second error is on the last line. The second error could simply be a copy error however.

[sicarie]

While this is pseudo-code, I do see a few errors in it, especially after looking at the second question. The first is on the second to last line and the second error is on the last line. The second error could simply be a copy error however.

Honestly, I didn't follow the OP's link - my posts were based on the information he provided because he set them up as separate questions, I was dealing with the first before I dealt with the second. If there is a mistake - especially in the direction I have guided him - please post whatever help you can.

[sslionheart]

In pseudocode it doesn't matter - but in the program it would. I was speaking more to the general statement, and it's placement in relation to the others. That's what pseudocode is - just a description of how you could do it using pen and paper if you had to. Then you convert it to code.

Then please read why you did it - you just did it again.

Are you confused as to why the first one is correct? If so, read through my post #4 again - I explain it in order of steps to complete - that's the pseudocode for the program.

Also, what do you have on the second?

i am generally confused all the way around

i have not made any progress on the second question as i am re reading chapter one and hoping for someone to give me one on one help. no i do not want the answers as i really want to learn this fluently.

i did skim through your rules but i do not have time to read them all as i have alot of homework to complete by tomorrow morning.

[sicarie]

i am generally confused all the way around

Ok, well, the first step is to pick one thing. You're still confused about the pseudocode - can you post the whole assignment? (as per kidfiction, I want to make sure I'm not leading you in the wrong direction.)

i have not made any progress on the second question as i am re reading chapter one and hoping for someone to give me one on one help. no i do not want the answers as i really want to learn this fluently.

We'll get to 2 as soon as we're clear on 1 - it's just a matter of identifying the different types and making sure they match on both sides.

i did skim through your rules but i do not have time to read them all as i have alot of homework to complete by tomorrow morning.

Yeah, there are also notes at the bottom of your posts, and if you re-read them you'll see what was removed.

[sslionheart]

Input gallonsOfGasUse d
Input milesTraveled
Milespergallon = gallonsOfGasUse d / milesTraveled
Print average

is that how the first one should look?

[sicarie]

Input gallonsOfGasUse d
Input milesTraveled
Milespergallon = gallonsOfGasUse d / milesTraveled
Print average

is that how the first one should look?

Well, can you justify to me (or to your professor) why that is correct?

[sslionheart]

Well, can you justify to me (or to your professor) why that is correct?

becasue the values come first and then the calculations??

[kidfiction]

i am generally confused all the way around

i have not made any progress on the second question as i am re reading chapter one and hoping for someone to give me one on one help. no i do not want the answers as i really want to learn this fluently.

i did skim through your rules but i do not have time to read them all as i have alot of homework to complete by tomorrow morning.

Perhaps this will help:
In order to assign variable1 as variable2 we would write

variable1 = variable2

Make note that variable1 is on the left side, meaning that variable1 now is equal to whatever variable2 is. If we wrote instead

variable2 = variable1

then variable2 would be equal to whatever variable1 is. When you changed
gallonsOfGasUse d / milesTravelled = milesPerGallon
into
Milespergallon = gallonsOfGasUse d / milesTraveled

you were correct in that it would not throw a syntax error because we now have Milespergallon on the left hand side which is what we want. But if you look carefully, what does the right have side say? I see gallonsOfGasUsed/milesTraveled. Do you see the error?

Now lets go step by step with what you came up with:

Milespergallon = gallonsOfGasUse d / milesTraveled
Input gallonsOfGasUse d
Input milesTraveled
Print average

your first step is to assign Milespergallon, but to what?! We dont know what gallonsOfGasUse d or milesTraveled is equal to. We have to know what they are equal to before we can use them, so we should probably input them before we do anything. Ok, now we're going to print it, we want to print our miles per gallon, but you're saying print average. What is average equal to? I dont know, do you know? The program surely doesnt know. So if we want to print Milespergallong then we would say

print Milespergallon.


hope this helps for problem 1.