Assignemnt #27 Variables Only Hold Values

Code

   
    /// Name: Jake Johnson
    /// Period: 7
    /// Program Name: Sequencing
    /// File Name: Sequencing.java
    /// Date Finished: 9/28/2015
    
import java.util.Scanner;

public class Sequencing
{
 public static void main( String[] args )
 {

     Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
     double price, salesTax, total; //not putting a value in for price works because to do math operations price needs to be defined.

     System.out.print( "How much is the purchase price? " );
     price = keyboard.nextDouble();
     
     salesTax = price * 0.0825; //this must go after we get a value for price to do the math operations.
     total = price + salesTax;

     System.out.println( "Item price:\t" + price );
     System.out.println( "Sales tax:\t" + salesTax );
     System.out.println( "Total cost:\t" + total );
 }
}
    

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