Question

Write a method that finds the cheapest name of apples, and returns back a String stating what the apple name is and how much it costs. The method should take two arrays as two parameters (you do not need to make a two dimensional array out of these arrays).

Answer 1

The question is incomplete! Complete question along with answer and step by step explanation is provided below.

Question:

Two arrays are given:  

String apples[] = {"HoneyCrisp", "DeliciousRed", "Gala", "McIntosh",  "GrannySmith"};

double prices[] = {4.50, 3.10, 2.45, 1.50, 1.20};

Write a method that finds the cheapest name of apples, and returns back a String stating what the apple name is and how much it costs. The method should take two arrays as two parameters (you do not need to make a two dimensional array out of these arrays).

Answer:

The complete java code along with the output is prrovided below.

Java Code:

public class ApplesCheap

{

   public static String Cheapest(String apples[], double prices[])

 {

       int temp = 0;

       for (int i = 0; i < apples.length; i++)

    {

         if (prices[i] < prices[temp])

          {

               temp = i;

           }

       }

       return apples[temp];

   }

public static void main(String[] args)

{

// define the array of apple names and their prices

  String apples[] = {"HoneyCrisp", "DeliciousRed", "Gala", "McIntosh", "GrannySmith"};

  double prices[] = {4.50, 3.10, 2.45, 1.50, 1.20};

// print the cheapest apple by calling the function Cheapest

  System.out.println("The cheapest apple is: " + Cheapest(apples, prices));

   }

}

Output:

The cheapest apple is: GrannySmith