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static void Main(string[] args)
{
    double[] entered = new double[5];
    double number = 0;

    for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Please enter in a number " + entered);
    }


        Console.WriteLine("Please enter a number to subract from previous numbers " + number);
        number = Convert.ToDouble(Console.Read());
        entered = entered [i] - number;
        Console.WriteLine("After subracting " + number);


What I have tried:

I have tried everything i could think of. I am a beginner though.
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Updated 9-Jun-18 10:34am
Comments
Patrice T 9-Jun-18 16:25pm    
Give sample input and output you expect.

1 solution

You need to subtract the entered number from each element of the array; you can't just subtract it from the array itself.

Your code never actually asks the user for the initial numbers. You just display "Please enter in a number System.Double[]" five times. You need to use Console.ReadLine() to read the numbers from the user.

You should avoid using Convert.ToDouble - if the user enters something that isn't a number, that will throw an exception. Use Double.TryParse[^] instead.

C#
static double ReadANumber(string prompt)
{
    double result;
    string value;
    do
    {
        Console.WriteLine(prompt);
        value = Console.ReadLine();
    }
    while (!double.TryParse(value, out result));
    
    return result;
}

static void Main()
{
    double[] entered = new double[5];
    for (int index = 0; index < entered.Length; index++)
    {
        entered[index] = ReadANumber($"Enter number {(index + 1)}:");
    }
    
    Console.WriteLine($"Before subtracting: [{string.Join(", ", entered)}]");
    
    double number = ReadANumber("Enter the number to subtract:");
    for (int index = 0; index < entered.Length; index++)
    {
        entered[index] -= number;
    }
    
    Console.WriteLine($"After subtracting: [{string.Join(", ", entered)}]");
}
 
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