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iOS Swift Basics (retired) Operators Binary Operators

AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points
Posted by AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points

Challenge Task 1 of 1 Given the height and width of a wall in inches, calculate the area in feet and assign it to a

I am stuck!

William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Abdullah, it's best that you post the code showing how you have attempted the problem, this way people in the forum can better assist you.

1 Answer

kjvswift93
kjvswift93
13,515 Points
kjvswift93
kjvswift93
13,515 Points

All you have to do is divide the height in inches by 12 and the width in inches by 12 then multiply the results. Like this: 

// the height and width of a wall
let height = 120.0 // in inches
let width = 144.0 // in inches

let areaInFeet = (120.0 / 12) * (144.0 / 12)
AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points
AR Ehsan
AR Ehsan
7,912 Points

Thanks! But you could have answered earlier. I finished that a long time ago!