Question

Alright…I am here looking for some bread crumbs.

This is my code:

     using System;

     namespace Project4
     {
     class Program
     {
     static void Main()
     {
        int total = 1;

        Console.WriteLine("Month \tAdult \tBaby \tTotal");
        Console.WriteLine("1 \t1 \t0 \t0");

        while (total < 5)
        {
            for (int m = 1; m < 5; m++)
            {
                Console.Write("{0}", m);
                for (int a = 1; a < 5; a++)
                {


                    Console.Write("\t{0}", a);

                }
            }
        }
    }
}

}

It is very incomplete….

I basically have iteration logic dumb moment. You have Month, Adult Bear, Baby Bear, and Total Bears

Month Adult Baby Total

1 1 0 1

2 1 1 2

3 2 1 3

4 3 2 5

5 5 3 8

ect

Every month the adult has a baby. The next month that baby becomes a adult. But also the current adults have 1 baby each…..if you noticed by the matrix.

So I am trying to iterate the births of bears and also the transfer of babies to adults month after month.

I get caught up on the transfer part of the iteration….I have been thinking about using objects but again….not sure how to transfer.

Any hints or direction be great =)

Answer 1

Keep track of the adults and babies separately.

int nBabies = 0; //start with no babies and 1 adult.
int nAdults = 1;

Console.WriteLine("Month\tAdults\tBabies\tTotal\n");
//loop through 12 month period.
for(int m = 0; m < 12; m++)
{
    Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0}\t{1}\t{2}\t{3}", m + 1, nAdults, nBabies, nAdults + nBabies));
    nAdults += nBabies; //each baby from the last iteration becomes an adult.
    nBabies = (nAdults - nBabies); //each adult from last month has a baby.
}