You can use one of the functions as a helper function for that part.
#[C++] Help with Lasagna Exercise
pure jacinth
raw acorn
Do you understand how elapsed time works? What elapsedTime(3, 20) means and why it is 26?
lean fiber
not really
oh wait I think I do
number of layers * 2 makes it 6
actual minutes is 20
you add them
how do I use one of the functions as a helper function?
upper marsh
Do you know how to call a function?
raw acorn
You don't need to call any functions.
If you go for a code review, a mentor may discuss that with you
But it's entirely unneeded to understand and solve this task
number of layers * 2 makes it 6
actual minutes is 20
you add them
That's exactly correct! Can you use that to solve this task?
upper marsh
Yeah you don't need to call any of the exercise functions, You just could do it.
As Isaac says tho you can discuss that with a mentor later on
raw acorn
We try to focus on passing the tests and solving the exercise here on Discord 😉 Leave the optimizations and improvements to the mentor discussions.
lean fiber
I think what I might have done wrong is that I didn't set numberOfLayers = numberOfLayers * 2
is this wrong?
raw acorn
That would double the number of layers you have?
lean fiber
oh wait
raw acorn
You already typed out an algorithm to solve it 😉
number of layers * 2 makes it 6
actual minutes is 20
you add them
Focus on implementing that
lean fiber
yeah
ok I solved it, but I'm not sure if I could do it in a more readable way.
// TODO: Calculate and return the total time so far.
return numberOfLayers * 2 + actualMinutesInOven;
}
idle mural
did you see any previous function that you created share any similarity with the code you just wrote?
lean fiber
preparationTime()
idle mural
maybe you can use that then