Sales Calculator - UOP

hi,
1.remove the line fPurchaseAmount = 125.00; which sets the value to always be 125.00
2.you should not use like" $%.2f " in scanf why is $ symbol?
3. scanf help link http://www.geocities.com/learnprogramming123/Clesson4Beginner.htm

Okay I removed the line fPurchaseAmount = 125.00 but of course now it doesn't return any value.  The more I read on this the more I am getting confused.

So if I don't set any value for fPurchaseAmount, how to I allow the user to enter a number that the code will process?  

//      Service Request:  SR-kf-008 Tax Calculator
//      Week 4  
//      Class:  CSS561
//      Team B
//      Change Request 1.2, Created 03-02-2009
//      Author:
 
//      Create a Sales Tax Calculator for Kudler Fine Foods
 
#include <stdio.h>
 
//      Declare a float variable for tax rate, purchase amount, total purchase amount, and sales tax
       
        float fDelMarSalesTax, fEncinitasSalesTax, fLaJollaSalesTax;
        float fDelMarSalesAmount, fEncinitasSalesAmount, fLaJollaSalesAmount;
        float fPurchaseAmount;
 
//      Declare the starting point
 
int main()
{
 
//      Set Local Sales Tax Rates
 
        #define fDelMarSalesTaxRate .0725
        #define fEncinitasSalesTaxRate .075
        #define fLaJollaSalesTaxRate .0775        
       
//      Initialize purchase amount in dollars
 
   
      printf("\n                *************************************\n");
      printf("\n                **                                 **\n");
      printf("\n                **       Kudler Tax Calculator     **\n");
      printf("\n                **                                 **\n");
      printf("\n                *************************************\n\n\n");
      printf("     How much was your purchase?  $");
      scanf("%.2f", &fPurchaseAmount);      
       
//      Calculate sales tax for Del Mar, Encinitas, La Jolla in dollars
 
       fDelMarSalesTax = fPurchaseAmount * fDelMarSalesTaxRate;
       fEncinitasSalesTax = fPurchaseAmount * fEncinitasSalesTaxRate;
       fLaJollaSalesTax = fPurchaseAmount * fLaJollaSalesTaxRate;    
     
//      Calculate Total Sales Amount for Del Mar      
 
       fDelMarSalesAmount = fPurchaseAmount + fDelMarSalesTax;            
       fEncinitasSalesAmount = fPurchaseAmount + fEncinitasSalesTax;  
       fLaJollaSalesAmount = fPurchaseAmount + fLaJollaSalesTax;
           
//      Display Sales Tax for Del Mar, Encinitas, La Jolla on the Purchase Amount
 
       printf("\n\n              Purchase Amount      Sales Tax     Total Sales Amount\n");
       printf("              _______________      _________     __________________\n\n");
       printf("\n   Del Mar         $%.2f            $%.2f            $%.2f\n",fPurchaseAmount, fDelMarSalesTax, fDelMarSalesAmount);
       printf("\n   Encinitas       $%.2f            $%.2f            $%.2f\n",fPurchaseAmount, fEncinitasSalesTax, fEncinitasSalesAmount);
       printf("\n   La Jolla        $%.2f            $%.2f            $%.2f\n",fPurchaseAmount, fLaJollaSalesTax, fLaJollaSalesAmount);  
     
//      Return zero to confirm that the program ran
       return 0;
}

hi nolte1964
the problem in your code is you are not coded the scanf correctly

Thank you so very much, that was the solution to my problem.  I really appreciate the assistance.