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iOS Swift Basics (retired) Operators Binary Operators

Posted by Yasser Shaaf
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Yasser Shaaf
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area.swift 
// the height and width of a wall
let height = 120.0 // in inches
let width = 144.0 // in inches
let area = height * width 
ft =in * 0.083333
let areaInFeet =

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Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
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Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,603 Points

Hey Yasser,

to change the height and width values from inches to feet just divide them by 12. Then multiply both values and assign them to the areaInFeet constant.

Like so:

// the height and width of a wall
let height = 120.0 // in inches
let width = 144.0 // in inches
let areaInFeet = (height / 12) * (width / 12)

I hope that helps, if you have further questions feel free to ask! :)