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Andrew Dempsey
2,667 Pointsnumber of items in array
The challenge asks for me to declare an array that will hold five floats. Since the array is 0-indexed, shouldn't the correct response be ```float real_numbers[4];
rather than
```float real_numbers[5];
2 Answers

Alex Hedley
16,378 PointsThere's a difference between declaring an array of a certain size and accessing elements in that array.
They are zero based index but to create it you have to say how big you want it.
type arrayName [ arraySize ];

Andrew Dempsey
2,667 PointsGot it, thanks.