diff -r 2a0ddb392d2b -r 4c3d14a99441 cws/main_cw01.tex --- a/cws/main_cw01.tex Wed Nov 02 21:49:42 2022 +0000 +++ b/cws/main_cw01.tex Thu Nov 03 09:55:11 2022 +0000 @@ -206,7 +206,13 @@ \end{verbatim} as profit for that year, and our new balance for 2011 is \$125 when - converted to a \texttt{Long}.\mbox{}\hfill\mbox{[1 Mark]} + converted to a \texttt{Long}. Since \texttt{yearly\_yield} should + produce a \texttt{Long}, there are a number of ways how to round + doubles. One way to do the calculation is to calculate the profit + first as \texttt{Double}, and then round the result down to a \texttt{Long} + (using \texttt{.toLong}) and add it to the balance (which is also a + \texttt{Long}).\\ + \mbox{}\hfill\mbox{[1 Mark]} \item[(7)] Write a function that calculates the overall balance for a range of years where each year the yearly profit is compounded to @@ -237,9 +243,9 @@ of companies that went bust or were de-listed over the years. So where does this leave our fictional character Mr T.~Drumb? Well, given his inheritance, a really dumb investment strategy would have done -equally well, if not much better. And one would assume this guy is -by now locked up in prison and the key thrown away, but alas he -is still around annoying commonsense people.\medskip +equally well, if not much better. Anyhow, one would assume that this +guy is by now locked up in a prison and the key thrown away, but alas he +is still around annoying commonsense people. What a pity.\medskip \end{document}