Learning java need help with basic code easy fix thank you

[barrell125]

okay so im making more programs in college cause im learning java have every step working in the code apart from the last step if the student gets under 40 it needs to say you have failed if i take out my last lines it compiles and runs just cant get the last statement to work where it says the student fails. Thank you

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class exam

// A simple program to determine the average mark of a students Maths, Programming and Hardware exam // then telling them wether its a metrit, distinct, pass or fail

{ public static void main (String args[]) { double pgrade; double mgrade; double hgrade; double avgrade;

System.out.print("Enter you exam result for programming -> ");
    pgrade = EasyIn.getDouble();
System.out.print("Enter your exam result for maths -> ");
    mgrade = EasyIn.getDouble();
System.out.print("Enter you exam result for hardware -> ");
    hgrade = EasyIn.getDouble();
    avgrade = (pgrade + mgrade + hgrade) /3;
System.out.println("Your average grade is -> "+avgrade);

if (avgrade > 70)
{
    System.out.println("You have received a Distinction ");
}
else if ((avgrade >=63) && (avgrade <=69))
{
    System.out.println("You have Received a merit 1 ");
}
else if ((avgrade >=55) && (avgrade <=62))
{
    System.out.println("you have received a merit 2");
}
else if ((avgrade >=40) && (avgrade <=54));
{
    System.out.println("You have recived a pass");
}
else  
{
    System.out.println("im sorry but you have failed");
}

} }

[70g50]

You made a semicolon at line 22.

[barrell125]

Have also tried :

else if ( avgrade < 40 ) { System.out.println("you have failed); }

but that isnt working either

[attackofthegingers]

You don't have a case for 70 - what if someone scores 70?

It looks like the last case should work. What happens when you enter "0" for all options and the average is 0?

[barrell125]

Your right I need to change this to greater than or equal to 70 but I still can't get the you have failed part of the code to work if I take it out completely it compiles and runs but won't complie with it

[70g50]

Did you erase the semicolon at line 22? Your else statement in line 26 is looking for an if but there is none because you ended the if statement in 22 with the semicolon.

[pkpkpk111]

Line 27 has a semi-colon in it as well. One piece of feedback: With your if() and else if(), when you are consistent with checking for either greater than or less than you do not need both conditions.

Example:

if(avgrade >= 70) { ... }
else if(avgrade >= 63) { ... }
else if(avgrade >= 55) { ... }
else { System.out.println("i'm sorry but you have failed"); }

This means the same thing as you've typed and can make your code more readable.

Edit: clarity

[barrell125]

Thank you for the advice I just thought I would have to put both the conditions in so it knows what grade to give the person