#include <iostream.h> void makeRow (int howLong) { int column ; for (column=1; column<=howLong; column++) { cout << "* " ; } cout << endl ; } int main() { int count, lines; cout << "How many lines would you like? ==> " ; cin >> lines ; cout << endl ; count = lines; while (count > 0) { makeRow(count); count-- ; // count -= 2 ; } cout << endl ; return 0 ; }