read coordinates (x,y) of 5 point from a file

Question

Write a program that read coordinates (x,y) of 5 points in the file (week4Q4_input).

i need some help on how to extract these X,Y columns from file to my program for calculations and get them in float form. 

 

 week4Q4_input file content:

 

         X     Y 

A    1.2   3.6

B    1.8   2.9

C    3.6   5.7 

D    9.9   7.3

E    9.2   3.2