DistanceApprox.java

public class DistanceApprox{
	public String name;
	//public double inches;
	public double feet;
	public DistanceApprox(String name, double feet){
		this.name = name;
		//this.inches = inches;
		this.feet = feet;
	}

	
/*	public double feetToInches(double inFeet){
		double inches = inFeet / 12;
		return inches;
	}	

	public double compareInches(double inInches, DistanceApprox[] list, int arraySize){
		for(int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++){
			if(list[i] == inInches){
				return array[i];
			}
		}
	}
*/
	public int compareFeet(double inFeet, DistanceApprox[] list, int arraySize){
		for(int i = 0; i < arraySize; i++){
			if((int)(list[i].feet * 10) + 1 == (int)(inFeet * 10) || (int)(list[i].feet * 10) + 2 == (int)(inFeet * 10)) {
				return i ;
			}
		}
		return -1;
	}
	
	public int grabRandomObject(int index){
		int rand = (int) Math.random() * 3 + 0;
		while(rand == index){
			rand = (int) Math.random() * 3 + 0;
		}
		return rand;
	}
	
	public double compareFeetToObject(double inFeet){
		return feet/inFeet; 
	}
}

DistanceApproxTest.java

import java.util.Scanner;
public class DistanceApproxTest {
	public static void main(String[] args){
		Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
		DistanceApprox[] list = new DistanceApprox[4];
		list[0] = new DistanceApprox("ShaquilleO'Neal", 7.1);
		list[1] = new DistanceApprox("Verne Troyer",2.8);
		list[2] = new DistanceApprox("Football Field", 360.0);
		list[3] = new DistanceApprox("School Bus", 45.0);
		
		System.out.println("Enter in a measurement in feet");
		double feet = input.nextDouble();
		int matchFound = compareFeet(feet, list, list.length);
		int rand = grabRandomObject(matchFound);
		double calc = compareFeetToObject(feet);
		
		if(matchFound > 0){
			System.out.printf("%d is approximately the size of %s, or is about" +
				"%f of %s's\n",feet,list[matchFound].name,calc, list[rand].name); 
		}
		else{
			System.out.printf("%d is approximately %.2f %ss.\n",feet, calc, list[rand].name);
		}
	}
}