need help with finding the different between the biggest number and smallest pseudocode

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Hey everyone i'm having trouble trying to write up a function that accepts an array of whole numbers and returns the difference between the biggest number and the smallest. Help would be much appreciated with an example. Thank you

Posted 19-Mar-14 2:33am

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phil.o 19-Mar-14 8:37am

Well:
- find the smallest number in the collection
- find the greatest number in the collection
- calculate the difference between these two numbers
Which part exactly do you have trouble with? Show us what you wrote so far.

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Solution 2

Iterate the array looking for both the smallest and biggest number. At the end of the iteration compute their difference.

Posted 19-Mar-14 2:43am

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Tejas Vaishnav · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-19T02:42:00

Solution 1

you can try like this...

C#

int[] array = { 12, 56, 89, 65, 61, 36, 45, 23 };
int max = array.Max();
int min = array.Min();

int diff = max - min;

Posted 19-Mar-14 2:42am

Tejas Vaishnav