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    Hello, This is my first time posting and I'd like to thank you guys in advance and I'm glad I have a resource to help me when I'm completely over my head. I just began a java course and I had to write a program that would display the population each year for five years. I used a linear population increase. But I cannot get the answers to format in an easily recognizable number. I know I could use the int variable, but I'm supposed to be as accurate and it displays as 3.14812582703967E8. Please help and thank you.

    public class Population {
     
    	public static void main(String[] args) {
    		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
     
    		double births = 60 / 7.0;
    		double birthsPerHour = births * 60;
    		double birthsPerDay = birthsPerHour * 24;
    		double birthsPerYear = birthsPerDay * 365; //births over a year
     
    		double deaths = 60 / 13.0;
    		double deathsPerHour = deaths * 60;
    		double deathsPerDay = deathsPerHour * 24;
    		double deathsPerYear = deathsPerDay * 365;//deaths over a year
     
    		double immigrants = 60 / 45.0;
    		double immigrantsPerHour = immigrants * 60;
    		double immigrantsPerDay = immigrantsPerHour * 24;
    		double immigrantsPerYear = immigrantsPerDay * 365;//immigrants over a year
     
    		int population =  312032486;
    		double population1 =  (population + birthsPerYear + immigrantsPerYear) - deathsPerYear;
     
    	System.out.println("The population for year 1 is " + population1); //print population year 1
     
    		double population2 = (population1 + immigrantsPerYear + birthsPerYear) - deathsPerYear;
     
    	System.out.println("The population for year 2 is " + population2); //print population year 2
     
    		double population3 = (population2 + immigrantsPerYear + birthsPerYear) - deathsPerYear;
     
    	System.out.println("The population for year 3 is " + population3);//print population year 3
     
    		double population4 = (population3 + immigrantsPerYear + birthsPerYear) - deathsPerYear;
     
    	System.out.println("The population for year 4 is " + population4); //print population year 4
     
    		double population5 = population4 + immigrantsPerYear + birthsPerYear - deathsPerYear;
     
    	System.out.println("The population for year 5 is " + population5); //print population year 5
     
     
     
     
    	}
     
    }


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    Default Re: Please help with simple output.

    Welcome to the forum

    Java has two standard methods for formatting output in the manor you want.

    printf() and format()

    You can set how far to the right of the decimal you want the figure to display. Check
    the documentation/tutorials on how these work. Hint: you will need to use the formatter
    which handles floating point numbers.

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