C - Floating-Point Values Division

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Introduction

Division with integer operands always produces an integer result.

Division with floating-point operands will give you an exact result.

The next example illustrates how division operations work with variables of type float.

Demo

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
      float wood_length = 10.0f;               // In feet
      float table_count = 4.0f;                 // Number of equal pieces
      float table_length = 0.0f;                // Length of a piece in feet
      table_length = wood_length/table_count;
      printf("A wood %f feet long can be cut into %f pieces %f feet long.\n",
                    wood_length, table_count, table_length);
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}

Result

Program Step by Step

You use a new format specifier for values of type float in the printf() statement: 

printf("A plank %f feet long can be cut into %f pieces %f feet long.\n",
                  wood_length, table_count, table_length);

The format specifier %f can display floating-point values.

The format specifier that you use must correspond to the type of value you're outputting.

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