C++ for Everyone 2nd Edition solutions

C++ for Everyone 2
Write a program that reads two times in military format (0900, 1730) and prints the number of hours and minutes between the two times. Here is a sample run. User input is in color. Please enter the first time: 0900 Please enter the second time: 1730 8 hours 30 minutes Extra credit if you can deal wit

C++ for Everyone 2
Write pseudocode for a program that prints a calendar such as the following: Su M T W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

C++ for Everyone 2
What is wrong with the following sequence of statements? int mystery = 1; mystery = mystery + 1; int mystery = 1 - 2 * mystery;

C++ for Everyone 2
The following pseudocode describes how a bookstore computes the price of an order from the total price and the number of the books that were ordered. Read the total book price and the number of books. Compute the tax (7.5% of the total book price). Compute the shipping charge ($2 per book). The price

C++ for Everyone 2
Write a program that translates a letter grade into a number grade. Letter grades are A, B, C, D, and F, possibly followed by + or . Their numeric values are 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0. There is no F+ or F. A + increases the numeric value by 0.3, a decreases it by 0.3. However, an A+ has value 4.0. Enter a l

C++ for Everyone 2
Explain why it is more difficult to compare floating-point numbers than integers. Write C++ code to test whether an integer n equals 10 and whether a floating-point number x equals 10

C++ for Everyone 2
Provide trace tables for these loops. a.int i = 0; int j = 10; int n = 0; while (i < j) { i++; j--; n++; } b.int i = 0; int j = 0; int n = 0; while (i < 10) { i++; n = n + i + j; j++; } c.int i = 10; int j = 0; int n = 0; while (i > 0) { i--; j++; n = n + i - j; } d.int i = 0; int j = 10; int n = 0;

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The following pseudocode describes how to turn a string containing a ten-digit phone number (such as "4155551212") into a more readable string with parentheses and dashes, like this: "(415) 555-1212". Take the substring consisting of the first three characters and surround it with "(" and ")". This i

C++ for Everyone 2
Write pseudocode for a program that reads a name (such as Harold James Morgan) and then prints a monogram consisting of the initial letters of the first, middle, and last names (such as HJM).

C++ for Everyone 2
In this assignment, you will model the game of Bulgarian Solitaire. The game starts with 45 cards. (They need not be playing cards. Unmarked index cards work just as well.) Randomly divide them into some number of piles of random size. For example, you might start with piles of size 20, 5, 1, 9, and

C++ for Everyone 2
Write a recursive function bool is_palindrome(string str) that returns true if str is a palindrome, that is, a word that is the same when reversed. Examples of palin drome are deed, rotor, or aibohphobia. Hint: A word is a palindrome if the first and last letters match and the remainder is also a pal

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True or false? a.A function has exactly one return statement. b.A function has at least one return statement. c.A function has at most one return value. d.A function with return value void never has a return statement. e.When executing a return statement, the function exits immediately. f. A function

C++ for Everyone 2
Write programs that read a sequence of integer inputs and print a.The smallest and largest of the inputs. b.The number of even and odd inputs. c.Cumulative totals. For example, if the input is 1 7 2 9, the program should print 1 8 10 19. d.All adjacent duplicates. For example, if the input is 1 3 3 4

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Write the following C++ expressions in mathematical notation. a.dm = m * (sqrt(1 + v / c) / sqrt(1 - v / c) - 1); b.volume = PI * r * r * h; c.volume = 4 * PI * pow(r, 3) / 3; d.z = sqrt(x * x + y * y);

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Write a program that takes user input describing a playing card in the following shorthand notation: A Ace 2 ... 10 Card values J Jack Q Queen K King D Diamonds H Hearts S Spades C Clubs Your program should print the full description of the card. For example, Enter the card notation: QS Queen of Spad

C++ for Everyone 2
Write a program that reads a temperature value and the letter C for Celsius or F for Fahrenheit. Print whether water is liquid, solid, or gaseous at the given temperature at sea level.

C++ for Everyone 2
Give an example of a for loop where symmetric bounds are more natural. Give an example of a for loop where asymmetric bounds are more natural.

C++ for Everyone 2
The following pseudocode describes how to obtain the name of a day, given the day number (0 = Sunday, 1 = Monday, and so on.) Define a string called names containing "SunMonTueWedThuFriSat". Compute the starting position as 3 x the day number. Extract the substring of names at the starting position w

C++ for Everyone 2
Write a program that computes taxes for the following schedule:

C++ for Everyone 2
Explain the difference between using a computer program and programming a computer.