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[willmann817]

This is an assignment for a programming class that I am taking. I do not need anyone to write code for me. I am just a bad problem solver and need help on the logic for this problem. I do not even know how to solve this problem by hand so if someone can give me a good hint or get me started in the right direction I will be in good shape to code it myself. The assignment is as follows:

"My brother has more than a touch of OCD. He was born in 1977 on July 7th (7/7/77), and has always been obsessed with the number 7. Recently, I bought him a roll of consecutively numbered raffle tickets. He carefully inspected each raffle ticket, setting aside those with numbers ending in 7. Write a function that takes the numbers of the first and last tickets in the roll, and determines how many tickets he kept. "

(It is possible to write a mathematical formula to spit out the answer, but don't try. The point of this problem is to practice iteration. )

(Hint: You will find the built-in rem operator useful.)

Thanks for your help,
willmann817

[Ritwik I the programmer]

Simple. Run afor loop from the first to the last number, and check which numbers give seven as remainder when divided by ten using the remainder operator(for java, it is %).