Update AssessmentPartOne.java

src/AssessmentPartOne.java

 
+
 public class AssessmentPartOne {
 
-	public int biggestOfThree(int num1, int num2, int num3)
-	{
+	public int biggestOfThree(int num1, int num2, int num3) {
 		// 01 - A Gentle Start
 		// Debug this method so it passes the unit test.
 		// Add comments beside any changes you make
 
-		if (num1<num2)
+		if (num1 > num2)  // changed < to a >
 		{ 
-			if (num3>num1)
+			if (num3 > num1) 
 			{
 				return num3;
-			}
-			else
-			{
+			} else {
 				return num1;
 			}
-		}
-		else 
-		{
-			if (num3>num2)
+		} else 
 		{
+			if (num3 > num2) {
 				return num3;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				return num2
+			} else {
+				return num2; // added a ; to complete the block
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	public int sumNumbersBetween(int start, int end)
-	{
+	public int sumNumbersBetween(int start, int end) {
 		// 02 - Adding Across A Range
 		// Complete this method so that it adds together all
 		// the integers between start and end, but not including
@@ -43,9 +36,25 @@ public class AssessmentPartOne {
 		// You should comment your code explaining what each part does
 
 		int sumOfSquares = 0;
-		
-		
+		int error = -1;
+		for (int i = (start + 1); i < end; i++) // loops from the value of "start + 1" to the the number 1 less then
+												// "end"
+			// the "start + 1" and the "< end" make it so the loop runs between the two
+			// values without including them
+
+			sumOfSquares = i + sumOfSquares; // overwrites the previous value of total with the new value of total
+		// closes the for loop so it only returns the end answer not all the steps to
+		// get to the answer
+		{
+			if (start >= 0 && end >= 0 && start <= end && start + 1 != end) { // checks to see if both numbers are not a
+																				// negative number
+				// as well as checking to see if the second number is smaller then the first
 				return sumOfSquares;
+
+			} else {
+				return error;
+			}
 		}
 
+	}
 }