pancake program

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well I am still working on my pancake program using c++. I found this problem online and it is good for me to brush up on my programming skills.
here is some code
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[font="Consolas"][size="2"][color="#0000ff"][font="Consolas"][size="2"][color="#0000ff"][font="Consolas"][size="2"][color="#0000ff"]int[/font][/font][/font][font="Consolas"][size="2"][font="Consolas"][size="2"][color="#000000"] pancake[SIZE];[/font][/font]
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[font="Consolas"][size="2"][font="Consolas"][size="2"]cin >> pancake;[/font][/font]
[font="Consolas"][size="2"][font="Consolas"][size="2"]cout << endl;[/font][/font]
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[font="Consolas"][size="2"][color="#0000ff"][font="Consolas"][size="2"][color="#0000ff"][font="Consolas"][size="2"][color="#0000ff"]int[/font][/font][/font][font="Consolas"][size="2"][font="Consolas"][size="2"] hi = pancake[1];[/font][/font]
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[font="Consolas"][size="2"][font="Consolas"][size="2"]pancake[y]=temp;[/font][/font]
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[font="Consolas"][size="2"][font="Consolas"][size="2"]I am alomost finished all I need to do is sort the number of pancakes eaten from greatest to smallest.
such as[/font][/font]
[font="Consolas"][size="2"][font="Consolas"][size="2"]Person 4: ate 10 pancakes[/font][/font]
[font="Consolas"][size="2"][font="Consolas"][size="2"]Person 3: ate 7 pancakes[/font][/font]
[font="Consolas"][size="2"][font="Consolas"][size="2"]Person 5: ate 4 pancakes[/font][/font]
[font="Consolas"][size="2"][font="Consolas"][size="2"]and etc...[/font][/font]
[font="Consolas"][size="2"][font="Consolas"][size="2"]I just need a second pair of eyes and a little hint.Let me know if you need more information.[/font][/font]
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int hi = pancake[1];
int lo = pancake[1];
for (int i=1; i<=SIZE;i++)

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The first element in an array is 0, and the last element in an array is SIZE-1.
well this is where I am stuck.

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Right.

pancake, when i is 1, is the second element in the array.
pancake, when i is SIZE, is not a valid element in the array.
can you please elaborate on how to output who ate the pancake and how many he ate.

can you please elaborate on how to output who ate the pancake and how many he ate.

How about you google how to use arrays in C++? Here, I'll even give you a link. I'm certainly not trying to be rude, but google is your best friend when it comes to trying to figure something out. So is being able to clearly explain what the problem is, what you've tried, what you think it might be, etc.

Also, putting your code between [code ][/code ] tags (without the spaces) makes it nice and pretty. You already know about code tags though, so I'm not sure why you don't use them.
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can I get some code to work with.

can I get some code to work with.

Dude. Did you even click the link in my post? Did you even look at the example on that page that shows exactly how to print out an array? Have you even really tried to think about what fastcall22 said?

And yes, you can get some code to work with. From google.
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sorry but I some times try to take the easy way out, my apoligize to fastcall

sorry but I some times try to take the easy way out, my apoligize to fastcall

That's not how it works here, and that's not how it works in life. If you want to learn how to program, you're going to have to work your butt off, because it's hard and it takes a lot of thinking and work. If you don't want to put effort into this, just quit now, because you're wasting your time and you're wasting the community's time. Otherwise, start putting effort into actually trying to learn something, and then (here's the important part) don't stop putting effort into it.
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