I agree, he is a bit on the edgy side... but he's also right. This is simple math.
Here, I'll write you a function: function average ( $array_numbers ) { $total_numbers = count ( array_keys ( $array_numbers ) ); $sum = array_sum ( $array_numbers ); $average = $sum / $total_numbers; return $average; } $numbers = array ( 1 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 10 , 14 , 3 , 2 , 5 , 2 , 7 ); $average = average ( $numbers ); echo $average; --------------------- John Asendorf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Applications Developer http://www.lcounty.com - NEW FEATURES ADDED DAILY! Licking County, Ohio, USA 740-349-3631 Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit > -----Original Message----- > From: Todd Williamsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:44 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Mathimatical equations in PHP > > > BAT.. > > you need to get that stick out of your ass, you are annoying > and no help to > people that needs it > > "B.A.T. Svensson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > 27E647E5629ED211BF78009027289C6302157DC5@mail1">news:27E647E5629ED211BF78009027289C6302157DC5@mail1... > > Don't send CC message to those who does not need the information, > > pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!!! > > > > (I am starting to get pretty fucking annoyed about that > people doesn't > check > > those things before pressing the send button/key.) > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Mike Flynn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 5:32 PM > > >To: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG); [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Mathimatical equations in PHP > > > > > > > > >Huh? To average? You just use addition and division. It > > >doesn't require > > >a function. A function would not only be silly but > probably take more > > >keystrokes just to type. > > > > > >Average = sum of units' values / number of units. > > > > > >Additionally, you can do this automatically if you're storing > > >your values > > >in a database such as MySQL, using built-in functions. > See the MySQL > > >manual (www.mysql.com) or whatever database for more on this. > > > > > >-Mike > > > > > >At 05:11 PM 12/28/2001 +0100, Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) wrote: > > >>I am kind of pessimistic by nature, and would not with out > > >having checked > > >>out this thing believe the case is not in you favor this time. > > >> > > >> /Anders > > >> > > >> >-----Original Message----- > > >> >From: Todd Williamsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >> >Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 5:04 PM > > >> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> >Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Mathimatical equations in PHP > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >That is not what I was looking for, is there a function in PHP > > >> >that does this? > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]