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shane reichefeld
Courses Plus Student 2,232 Pointspulling values out of array and adding them up
how do i pull values out of an array and add them to the sum
let numbers = [2,8,1,16,4,3,9]
var sum = 0
var counter = 0
// Enter your code below
while counter < numbers.count {
counter++
var newValue = numbers
sum += newValue
}
1 Answer
jcorum
71,830 PointsShane, you don't need to create any new variables. You need to access the values in the array using subscript notation, and you need to increment the counter after you use it, rather than before, or you will miss getting numbers[0], the first value in the array:
while counter < numbers.count {
sum += numbers[counter]
counter++
}