Hey guys i have written a program calculating a bet,the program is working just fine but there is calculation regarding powers that gave me a little problem in pascal so i took the easy way out.the calculation is


Amount Won = ((bet ^2) / (bet^2 - 100 * bet)) * 25000

Bet is a variable


I just multiplied the variable each time in pascal not using the power function

also how would one right this is a pseudo-code ?

any input would be appreciated !!

: Amount Won = ((bet ^2) / (bet^2 - 100 * bet)) * 25000
:

Pascal does have a square function (sqr) or you can do like you have been
doing and just multiply the bet to itself. And in Pascal with some optimization
and minimizing the number of calculations, you could:

  var
    bet : integer;	{ the bet }
    betsq : integer;	{ the bet squared }

	.
	.
	.

    betsq := sqr( bet );
    Amount_Won := ( betsq / ( betsq - 100 * bet ) ) * 25000;