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Posted by kevin nadjarian
kevin nadjarian
1,498 Points

Simple calcule issues

I Know its probably a really silly question but I cannot figure out, Why the result of this fonction is 10 and not 11.0.23

func calculateInPounds(weight: Int, poundsCoef: Int) -> Int { return weight * poundsCoef }

println("Here is the weight in pounds = (calculateInPounds(5, 2.2046))")

2 Answers

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

because you are returning/passing in ints which are whole numbers. calculations using ints will return whole numbers without decimals.

use floats or doubles instead (double will give you more precision)

func calculateInPounds(weight: Float, poundsCoef: Float) -> Float {
    return weight * poundsCoef
}
kevin nadjarian
kevin nadjarian
1,498 Points
kevin nadjarian
kevin nadjarian
1,498 Points

thanks a lot