Java simple shipping cost help ?

Question

####This is what I have####
import java.util.Scanner;

public class ShippingCalculator {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner scnr = new Scanner(System.in);
int shipWeightPounds;
int shipCostCents = 0;
final int FLAT_FEE_CENTS = 75;

final int CENTS_PER_POUND = 25;

shipCostCents = (CENTS_PER_POUND * shipWeightPounds) + FLAT_FEE_CENTS;

System.out.println("Weight(lb): " + shipWeightPounds);
System.out.println("Flat fee(cents): " + FLAT_FEE_CENTS);
System.out.println("Cents per pound: " + CENTS_PER_POUND);
System.out.println("Shipping cost(cents): " + shipCostCents);
}
}

#### this is the error I get###
ShippingCalculator.java:12: error: variable shipWeightPounds might not have been initialized
shipCostCents = (CENTS_PER_POUND * shipWeightPounds/4) + FLAT_FEE_CENTS;
^
1 error
###I am only able to edit these two strings below###
final int CENTS_PER_POUND = 25;
shipCostCents = (CENTS_PER_POUND * shipWeightPounds) + FLAT_FEE_CENTS;

what am I missing?

Answer 1

shipWeightPounds is not initialized. You never assigned a value to it