Question

I'm such a newbie to c++ programming, and I really would appreciate the help!!

Where did I go wrong with this program ?

#include void main() {float p,r,t,i; cout<<"Enter the principal amount: "; cin>>p; cout<<"Enter the time period: "; cin>>t; if(t>10) r=8; i=p*r*t/100; {cout<<"the interest is : "< 13 years ago

Answer 1

p.s : It says : misplaced else in function main()

And, Yeah, The question was : WAP to input principal amount and time. If time is more than 10 years, calculate the simple interest at the rate of 8%, otherwise calculate is at the rate of 12% per annum

Answer 2

if(t>10)
r=8;
i=p*r*t/100;
{cout<<"the interest is : "<<i;}

else
{r=12;
i=p*r*t/100;
cout<<"the interst is : "<<i;}

notice the brackets.

Answer 3

here's the code after some debugging.
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{float p,r,t,i;
cout<<"Enter the principal amount: ";
cin>>p;
cout<<"Enter the time period: ";
cin>>t;

if(t>10)
{r=8;
i=p*r*t/100;
cout<<"the interest is : "<<i;}

else
{r=12;
i=p*r*t/100;
cout<<"the interst is : "<<i;}

return 0;
}

Answer 4

the main function must return an integer. void is for functions inside it.

Answer 5

the brackets are outside your declaration in the if statement