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[KAUL]

//This program will calculate the compound interest. 

import java.io.*;
import java.text.*;

public class Program08
{
    public static void main (String args[])
    throws java.io.IOException 
    {
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        DecimalFormat roundMyDecimal=new DecimalFormat("0.00");

        float amount;
        float principal;
        float interest;
        float compounds;
        float years;

        System.out.print("Enter the principal: ");                                  // inputs principal.
        principal=Float.parseFloat(br.readLine());

        System.out.print("Enter the number of years: ");                    // inputs years.
        years=Float.parseFloat(br.readLine());

        System.out.print("Enter the number of times compounded: ");     // inputs number of compounds in a year.
        compounds=Float.parseFloat(br.readLine());

        System.out.print("Enter the interest rate: ");      // inputs interest rate.
        interest=Float.parseFloat(br.readLine());

        amt=(float)principal*Math.pow(1+interest,years);

        System.out.print("\nSaving $" + principal " for " + years " years at " + roundMyDecimal.format (interest) " interest compounded " + compounds " times a year will result in $" + amount);
    }
}

[peter_budo]

You haven't been careful with construction of output string, plus there is one use of wrong variable name. Corrected program here

import java.io.*;
import java.text.*;

public class Program08
{
    public static void main (String args[])
    throws java.io.IOException
    {
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
        DecimalFormat roundMyDecimal=new DecimalFormat("0.00");

        float amount;
        float principal;
        float interest;
        float compounds;
        float years;

        System.out.print("Enter the principal: "); // inputs principal.
        principal=Float.parseFloat(br.readLine());

        System.out.print("Enter the number of years: "); // inputs years.
        years=Float.parseFloat(br.readLine());

        System.out.print("Enter the number of times compounded: "); // inputs number of compounds in a year.
        compounds=Float.parseFloat(br.readLine());

        System.out.print("Enter the interest rate: "); // inputs interest rate.
        interest=Float.parseFloat(br.readLine());

        /*used wrong variable name amt*/amount=principal*(float)Math.pow(1+interest,years);

        System.out.print("\nSaving $" + principal + /*missing plus*/" for " 
            + years  + /*missing plus*/" years at " + roundMyDecimal.format (interest)  + /*missing plus*/" interest compounded " 
            + compounds  + /*missing plus*/" times a year will result in $" + amount);
    }
} 

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[KAUL]

thnx u for ur help and i will do wat u told me to do next time