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using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; namespace NumberExample { class Program { /* ************************ * this program is just an example of using * numeric types, specifically int and double * and the basic math operators * steve conger 9/29/2014 Evening class * **********************/ static void Main(string[] args) { //declaring an int. You can declare several //variables at once as long as they are the same //type. int number, numberb, numberc; double number2; //a double has decimal places const double PI =3.14; //a constant can't be changed //constants are all caps by convention. Console.WriteLine("Enter an Integer"); //everything entered on the console is a string //(true also of textboxes) and must be Parsed //or converted to the numeric type--in this case int number = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine()); //another way to convert string to int //number = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine()); Console.WriteLine("Enter another integer"); numberb = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine()); /************************** * operators * ***********************/ //addition numberc = number + numberb; Console.WriteLine("{0} + {1} = {2}", number, numberb, numberc); //subtraction numberc = number - numberb; Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1} = {2}", number, numberb, numberc); //multiplication numberc = number * numberb; Console.WriteLine("{0} * {1} = {2}", number, numberb, numberc); //Integer division. In integer division only a whole number is returned //5/2=2 Any remainder or decimal part is dropped numberc = number / numberb; Console.WriteLine("{0} / {1} = {2}", number, numberb, numberc); //Modulus //for integers the modulus % returns the remainder in an integer //division 5%2=1 because 5/2 = 2 with a remainder of 1 numberc = number % numberb; Console.WriteLine("{0} % {1} = {2}", number, numberb, numberc); //doubles need to be parsed as a double Console.WriteLine("Enter a double"); number2 = double.Parse(Console.ReadLine()); //this will still result in 5/2=2 becuase the division is still between two //integers number2 = number / numberb; Console.WriteLine("{0} % {1} = {2}", number, numberb, number2); //if you want the result to be a double you have to "Cast" one side of //the division to a double. (double)number does that. number2 = (double)number / numberb; Console.WriteLine("{0} % {1} = {2}", number, numberb, number2); //The Math library is a static library that is always available. //just type Math and a dot to see the available Console.WriteLine(Math.Sqrt(number2)); //Pause for Visual Studio Console.ReadKey(); } } }