Now, you know how to calculate. But you need tell me how to think. For example, if your daddy plan to buy car insurance and want your to decide which one is good, Progressive car insurance($400) or Allstate car insurace($256) or GEICO($350)?

You probably say "choose the lowest insurance". Correct! But you need know how to choose the lowest price in JAVA. That means how to compare those prices in JAVA

>	true if left is greater than the right ,false otherwise
> =	true if left is greater than or equal to the right, false otherwise
==	true if left is equal to the right , false otherwise
!=	true if left is not equal to the right false otherwise
< =	true if left is less than or equal to the right ,false otherwise
<	true if left is less than the right, false otherwise

if statement if(expression) statement;		Example boolean isGradeA?; if(Score>=90) isGradeA=true;
if else statement if(expression)     statement; else     statement;		Example boolean isGradeA?; if(Score>=90)    isGradeA=true; else     isGradeA=true;

Here is my code to find the lowest price in car insurance:

class car_insurance
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int ProgressivePrice=400;
int AllStatePrice=256;
int GEICOPrice=300;
int lowestPrice;
if(ProgressivePrice>AllStatePrice)
    lowestPrice=AllStatePrice;
else
   lowestPrice=ProgressivePrice;

if(lowestPrice>GEICOPrice)
   lowestPrice=GEICOPrice;

System.out.println("Lowest price ="+lowestPrice);
}
}

save it as car_insurance.java. Then compile it : javac car_insurance.java. Run it: java car_insurance. You will get: Lowest price =256.

Homework

Make up several grades number like 59, 75, 90. Then compare it with 60. If it is greater or equal than 60, print out "You passed". Other wise print out "You failed".

(Solution is here)

Effective Java Programming Language Guide

Professional Java, JDK 5 Edition

Ivor Horton's Beginning Java 2, JDK 5 Edition