Discussion: A Fraction of an Int
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#include <stdio.h>int main(){int a, b;a = 5; b = 4;printf("%d/%d = %f\n", a, b, a/b);return(0);}
Understanding the output
The compiler throws a warning because the %f placeholder expects a float value, but the integer result of the division is interpreted incorrectly. The actual division, 5/4, yields 1. However, when printed with the %f format specifier, it reads the memory ...