Consider the following simple program segment and note how repetitive it is to prompt for the inputs.

public static void main$($String$[]$ args$)$

$\{$

Scanner in $=$ new Scanner$($System$.$in$)$;

System.out.print$("$First item: $")$;

double price $=$ in$.$nextDouble$()$;

System.out.print$("$Next item: $")$;

price $=$ price $+$ in$.$nextDouble$()$;

System.out.print$("$Tax rate in percent: $")$;

double rate $=$ in$.$nextDouble$()$;

double tax $=$ price $*$ rate $/100$;

System.out.println$("$Amount due: $"+($price $+$ tax$))$;