//g++  7.4.0

// write a function that returns the sum of the floats pointed to by the first n pointers in the array p

//this code is created by Rezaul Hoque on July 27,2021;contact: jewelmrh@yahoo.com

//note: codes shared by Rezaul Hoque on rextester are not for sale; they are created and shared to facilitate the algorithm learning process; many like Hoque use this platform to practice programming ;Rezaul hopes his contribution helps others to fine tune their learning;
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int n=7;
float  sum(float * ,int);
float  sum(float *p[] ,int n){
float sum= 0.0;
for (int i=0;i<n;i++)
sum += *p[i];
return sum;
}
int main(){
float a[7]={10.0,20.0,11.0,4.0,5.0,3.0,2.0};
for (int i=0;i<n;i++)
cout<<" "<<*(a+i);
cout<<"\n";
float * p[7];
for (int i=0;i<n;i++)
p[i]=&a[i];
cout<<"The sum is "<<sum(p,7);
return 0;
}