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Performing math equations within arrays

 
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Can someone point me in the right direction on this...I'm just now learning arrays and am trying to figure out how to get a sum or difference of my array numbers. So far I can display all the numbers but is there a different way to perform math when it comes to arrays, different from plugging in floating point variables?


public class Merchandise
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
double[] salary = {5.25, 6.55, 10.25, 16.85};
System.out.println("Salaries one by one are:");
for(int x = 0; x < salary.length; ++x)

System.out.println(salary[x]);
}
}
 
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Do you know how to make a sum or difference of two variables ? If you can, doing it with arrays is not different, if you consider that things in the array are variables too.
 
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So if I want to add 5.25 to 6.55 will I type the following?

int value1 = 5.25, value2 = 6.55;
sum = value1 + value2;
System.out.println("Sum is " + sum);
 
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Julie Nelson wrote:So if I want to add 5.25 to 6.55 will I type the following?

int value1 = 5.25, value2 = 6.55;
sum = value1 + value2;
System.out.println("Sum is " + sum);



Yes, but that's not using arrays -- what Christophe is saying is that elements of the array are just like any other variable...

double[] salary = {5.25, 6.55, 10.25, 16.85};
sum = salary[0] + salary[1];
System.out.println("Sum is " + sum);

 
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So I guess I have to make a separate array for the "sum"?
 
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So I guess I have to make a separate array for the "sum"?


Why not using a single variable ?
 
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Thank you both for your help!!! I really appreciate it.
 
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