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    Default Beginner question

    I need help with my code to declare the total value.

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    import java.util.Scanner;
     
     
    /**
     *
     * @author Joyce
     */
    public class DownloadTimeApp {
     
        /**
         * @param args the command line arguments
         */
        public static void main(String[] args) 
        {
            Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
            String choice = "y";
            while (choice.equalsIgnoreCase("y")) {
     
            System.out.println ("Welcome to the Download Time Estimator");
            System.out.println();
     
            //gets input from the user
            System.out.println("Enter file size (MB):");
            int fileSize = sc.nextInt();
            System.out.println("Enter download speed )(MB/sec):");
            int totalSec = sc.nextInt();
     
     
            //variables
            int total = total (fileSize / totalSec);
     
            int hours = totalSec / 3600;
            int minutes = (totalSec % 3600) / 60;
            int seconds = totalSec % 60;
     
            //calculated message
            System.out.println();
            String message = 
                    "This download will take approximately" + hours + "hours" + minutes + 
                    "minutes" + seconds + "seconds";
            System.out.println(message);
     
            //if user wants to continue
            System.out.print("Continue? (y/n): ");
            choice = sc.next();
            System.out.println();
            // TODO code application logic here
     
            }
        }
     
    }
    I'm trying to figure out where to declare my total.
    this is my formula total = fileSize / totalSec


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    Default Re: Beginner question

    What is the problem? Do you have any specific question or error messages?

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    Default Re: Beginner question

    Welcome to the forum! Thanks for taking the time to learn how to post code correctly. If you haven't already, please read this topic to learn other useful info for new members.

    Where it is is will need to be adjusted in order to use the totalSec value. How it has been done is not so good. Why can't you follow the models of hours, minutes, and seconds to declare and initialize total?

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    One possible problem could be the code is doing int math:
    40/60 = 0
    vs floating point
    40/60.0 = 0.66666666
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    Default Re: Beginner question

    Quote Originally Posted by Cornix View Post
    What is the problem? Do you have any specific question or error messages?
    There is no error message my problem is that I need to get 2 input values.

    Basically I just need to divide the fileSize and totalSec then the Total will have to be shown in hrs mins and secs.

    For example:

    800 / 2 = 400secs -> Then I need to convert 400secs into hrs mins and secs

    It should show output "This download will take approximately 0 hrs 6 mins and 40 secs"

    I already got the formula right for converting seconds to hrs mins and secs my only problem is I need to get the total value first before it converts it to hrs mins and secs. Right now my program only reads the second value which is the totalSec.

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    Default Re: Beginner question

    I need to get the total value first
    Is that value input by the user?
    If so, use the same technique that the code uses to get the totalSec value from the user: print a message and use a Scanner class method to read the user's input.
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    No the total value is not from the user input. I need it to be calculated after the user inputs fileSize and totalSec. I just need it to calculate internally then produce hr min sec output.

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    I just need it to calculate internally
    Do you have the formula or equation to do that?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    Do you have the formula or equation to do that?
    My formula goes like this:

    The user inputs MBytes and Seconds/DL
    Then after the user inputs two values the program has to divide the two values to get the total.
    The total which is not reflected through the output will be converted into hrs mins and secs.

    My problem is I don't know where I Am supposed to put the fileSize / totalSec = total formula in my code. Like I said right now, it only reads the second user input which is totalSec.

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    Default Re: Beginner question

    divide the two values to get the total.
    Are the values: bytes and seconds? Dividing those two would give a rate: bytes/second Not a total.

    What is the total you are trying to compute? What units is it in? time or bytes or ???

    Is there an equation for computing it?
    I was looking for something like this: x = ay + z

    Or bytes/(bytes/sec) gives sec. Is that what you want: seconds?

    Does the variable: totalSec have a wrong name? Should it be named MBPerSecond?
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    Yes thank you I did renamed it finally figured it out. Thank you I think I got it.

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