I have been given a problem that asks me to do the following things. Write a program should be stored in two dimensional array. The program must include the following
1. list 4 qtrly sales for 6 divisions of a company.
2. show each division increase or decrease from the previous qtr
3. total the sales for the qtr
4. show the companys increase or decrease from previous qtr...excluding the first qtr.
5. average sales for all divisions that qtr
6. list the division with the highest sales for that qtr.

**now I understand that this is just a site that offers assistance with problems and I must be willing to work as well...so this is what I know...
that the firs size declarator would pertain to the number of rows and the second one is for the number of columns. I also know and understand that a two dimensional array has 2 subscripts...but it all gets a little mirky after that...please help

You're absoluately right. We won't give you a complete code, but we'll help and provide pointers. Firstly, welcome aboard. I can give you a head start, although i wish you'd read up on arrays. You need to tell us if the program is doing to be interactive, will it read data from the infile???
A few things:
1. You can start by delcaring a few variables that you'll need:
2. With regards to the six divisions...for example, if it's the same company, they perhaps are divided as such:
3. Then for the arrays, you may do something like:
4. Create a titles/headers to show your output data:
5. Use a FOR loop to go through each division.
6. Do calculation to carry out the averages.
Hope this helps, I know that C++ at times may be overwhelming, but write it out on scratch-paper first to see exactly what you'll need to do. I gave you a jumpstart. You'll also need to provide more information about the requirements of your assignment.

In other words....can you please post what you've got so far?

this is what I have so far

1 //This program demonstrates a two-dimensional array.
2 #include <iostream>
3 #include <iomanip>
4 using name space std;
5
6 int main()
7 {
8 const int NUM_DIVS=6; //Number of divisions
9 const int NUM_QTRS =4; //Number or quaters
10 double sales [NUM_DIVS] [NUM_QTRS]; //Array with 6 rows and 4 columns.
11 double totalSales = 0; //To hold the total sales.
12 int div, qtr; // Loop counters.

Please format your code:
At the begining of your code place:
"["CODE=cplusplus"]"
PLACE CODE HERE
At the end of your code, place "["/CODE"]"...without the "

This is to calculate Total sales...not to store it.
2.Where are the headers/titles i pointed out in my previous post? Where is your loops? You've still got quite a bit of work...

You'll also need the following header for mathematical calculations(averages..ect...)

1 //This program demonstrates a two-dimensional array.
2 #include <iostream>
3 #include <iomanip>
4 #include <cmath>
5 using name space std;
6 int main()
7 {
8 const int NUM_DIVS=6; //Number of divisions
9 const int NUM_QTRS =4; //Number or quaters
10 double sales [NUM_DIVS] [NUM_QTRS]; //Array with 6 rows and 4 columns.
11 double totalSales = 0; //To calculate the total sales.
12 int div, qtr; // Loop counters.
13
14 cout <<"This program will calculate the total sales of \n";
15 cout<<"all th4e company's divisions.\n";
16 cout <<"Enter the following sales information:\\n\n";
17
18 //Nested loops to fill the array with quaterly
19 //sales figures for each division
20 for (div = 0 ; div< NUM_DIVS; div++)
{
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At the begining of your code place:
"["CODE=cplusplus"]", without the ". This way its easier to read...back to your assignment....
Given the requirement of your assignment, you may want to break down your program a bit more...example:

OK, now use a nested loop to enter data into array. Here's a very basic outline of a nested loop using for loops. You have to fill in the necessary details as per your project instructions.