Assignment #Final
Code
/// Name: Lacey Reese
/// Period: 5
/// Program Name: Final
/// File Name: Final.java
/// Date Finished 1/20/2016
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Random;
public class CoinToss
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println( "WELCOME to Lacey's Coin Toss! Please pick a number!!!! " );
int n = input.nextInt();
while ( n < 1 || n > 2100000000 )
{
System.out.println("Please select a number between 1 and 2,100,000,000.");
n = input.nextInt();
}
int f = n;
int h = 0, t = 0;
Random r = new Random();
int heads, tails;
while ( n > 0 )
{
int x = r.nextInt(2);
if ( x == 0 )
{
h++;
n--;
} else if ( x == 1 )
{
t++;
n--;
}
}
double probHeads = 100 * (double)h / f;
double probTails = 100 * (double)t / f;
System.out.println(" You had " + h + " heads and " + t + " tails.");
System.out.println( "The probability of getting heads was " + probHeads + "%" );
System.out.println( "The probability of getting tails was " + probTails + "%" );
// I used a while loop because I thought it was the easiest for me
/// I think high numbers that are divisible by 10 can getcloser to a 50 50 ratio
}
}
Picture of the output
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