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Software ==> | SQL (203 exercises) |
Topic ==> | Calculations (18 exercises) |
Level ==> | Relatively easy |
Subject ==> | SQL training |
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Write a query to return the following columns from the Tour table:
The Attendance and Tour_gross_$ values are stored as types of integer.
Add a calculated column called Avg_ticket_price which divides the tour gross by the attendance.
Dividing one integer by another produces another integer.
To produce a non-integer result you need to modify the type of at least one of the columns involved in the calculation. Use the CAST or CONVERT function to change the data type of the Attendance values to DECIMAL.
As a reminder, here's the syntax of the CAST function:
CAST ( Value AS Data_Type )
If you prefer the CONVERT function, its syntax is:
CONVERT ( Data_Type, Value )
If you run the query again, you should find the answer now has decimal places.
Perhaps a few more decimal places than you bargained for!
To control the number of decimal places you can wrap another CAST or CONVERT function around your existing expression, changing the data type of the answer to DECIMAL(5, 2) (that is, show the number with a maximum of 5 digits, with 2 of those digits after the decimal point).
Add an ORDER BY clause to sort the results in descending order of average ticket price.
I'd expect a backstage pass and a lift home in the tour bus for that price.
Save the script as Cash Converters.sql and then close it.
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