How to Solve Halloween candy in c #

Question

I cannot complete the puzzle. My first answer it shows 66 but answer comes 7

Answer 1

Please show us your code so we can address the problem or problems you are having.
Thanks

Answer 2

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace SoloLearn
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
int houses;

houses = Convert.ToInt16(Console.ReadLine());
double percent;

percent = (200/ houses );
Console.WriteLine(percent );

}
}
}

Answer 3

Th code

Answer 4

you're missing a step from the task.

Output Format
A percentage value rounded up to the nearest whole number.

Answer 5

How to do that? I am a newbie in coding and unable to do that pls help me

Answer 6

change percentage to datatype that can hold a decimal value.
then round it up.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.math.ceiling?view=netframework-4.8

Answer 7

How to do I tried math.ceiling it didn't work

Answer 8

In the question Halloween candies say that there would be only 2 dollar bills. So we have to do 2 divided by houses multiplied by 100

Answer 9

Try math ceiling -

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace SoloLearn
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
int houses;
houses = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());

Console .WriteLine(Math.Ceiling(200.0/houses) );

}
}
}

Answer 10

you can work on the calculation percentage

for example, using your current formula 2% of 50
200/50 => 4
which is wrong, 2% of 50 should be 1.
50*2/100 => 1