Create array_summation.sh

Author: Emon-ProCoder7

array_summation.sh

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+# Creating a function with a local base variable
+function sum_array () {
+  local sum=0
+
+  # Looping through, adding to base variable
+  for number in "$@"
+  do
+    sum=$(echo "$sum + $number" | bc)
+  done
+
+  
+  echo $sum
+  }
+
+# Calling function with array
+test_array=(14 12 23.5 16 19.34)
+total=$(sum_array "${test_array[@]}")
+echo "The sum of the test array is $total"