gistfile1.java

public class Sales {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    float[] allSales = new float[24];
    int division;
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

    for (division = 0; division < 6; division++) {
      Sales.readData(input, allSales, division);
    }

    // process all the data now in loops
  }

  public static readData(Scanner input, float[] data, int division) {
    System.out.printf("ENTER THE SALES FOR DIVISION %d\n", division);

    int i = 0;
    int start_position = division * 4;
    for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
      System.out.printf("Enter sales for quarter: %d\n", i + 1);
      data[start_position + i] = input.nextFloat();
    }
  }
}