Question

I have encountered a problem that may be solved easily if I could dominate Math. So If someone can point me out to the correct direction, I would gladly appreciate this contribution.

In a recipe, I want to add an X number, for example, number of lemons, every 16 cups. So when I have 5 cups, I would only use 1 lemon. When I have 17 cups, I would use 2 lemons. When I have 32 cups, I would then add a 3rd lemon, and like that every multiple of 16.

What could be the easiest way to solve this?

Answer 1

You don’t need to dominate math for this:

int lemons = cups / 16 + 1; //the +1 there because apparently you want to start
                            //with one cup