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Source code: xmas Module: P255

$nkids = 17;
$spend = 150.00;

for ($inf = 1; $inf <= $nkids; $inf++) {
        $each = $spend / $inf;
        printf "With %2d in favour you will give them %7.2f each\n",$inf,$each;
        }

__END__

This example program divides a sum of money between up to 17 children, and
is used as a data formatting example. Money is always quoted to 2 places
of decimals, but the results of some of these divisions are rarely that
accurate.

Sample output:

Dorothy:perl grahamellis$ perl xmas
With 1 in favour you will give them 150.00 each
With 2 in favour you will give them 75.00 each
With 3 in favour you will give them 50.00 each
With 4 in favour you will give them 37.50 each
With 5 in favour you will give them 30.00 each
With 6 in favour you will give them 25.00 each
With 7 in favour you will give them 21.43 each
With 8 in favour you will give them 18.75 each
With 9 in favour you will give them 16.67 each
With 10 in favour you will give them 15.00 each
With 11 in favour you will give them 13.64 each
With 12 in favour you will give them 12.50 each
With 13 in favour you will give them 11.54 each
With 14 in favour you will give them 10.71 each
With 15 in favour you will give them 10.00 each
With 16 in favour you will give them 9.38 each
With 17 in favour you will give them 8.82 each
Dorothy:perl grahamellis$

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