Use the decimal type to compute a discount. : decimal : Data Types C# Source Code

    

/*
C#: The Complete Reference 
by Herbert Schildt 

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (March 8, 2002)
ISBN: 0072134852
*/

// Use the decimal type to compute a discount. 
  
using System;  
  
public class UseDecimal {     
  public static void Main() {     
    decimal price;  
    decimal discount; 
    decimal discounted_price;  
  
    // compute discounted price 
    price = 19.95m;  
    discount = 0.15m; // discount rate is 15% 
 
    discounted_price = price - ( price * discount);  
  
    Console.WriteLine("Discounted price: $" + discounted_price);  
  }     
}