Thread: doubles variable

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    doubles variable

    Hi. This is my first post, sorry if i seem a bit n00b.

    I just started learning C and I met a problem.

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    double oper;
    double a, b;
    double add, minus, divide, times;
    
    main()
    {
     printf("Please choose an operator. 1 for addition, 2 for subtraction, 3 
    
    for division and 4 for multiplication: \n");
     scanf("%d", &oper);
     printf("Enter the first number: \n");
     scanf("%
    d", &a);
     printf("Enter the second number: \n");
     scanf("%d", &b);
     add = b + a;
     minus = a - b;
     times = a * b;
     divide = a / b;
     if (oper == 1) {
      printf("%d + %d = %d", a, b, add);
     }
     if (oper == 2) {
      printf("%d - %d = %d", a, b, minus);
     }
     if (oper == 3) {
      printf("%d / %d = %d", a, b, divide);
     }
     if (oper == 4) {
      printf("%d * %d = %d", a, b, times);
     }
     getchar();
     return 0;
    }
    Yeah. When i run this, none of the operators work. For example, while adding stuff and i type 1, 2 and then 3 i get 2 + 0 = 3.

    But when I change the variables to int it all works again, just that it rounds off.

    How can I solve this problem?

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    Stop reading and printing the variables as ints.

    Use &#37;f or %lf (search which is appropriate for scanf() and printf()... I think they are different.), but definitely not %d.

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    thanks alot MacGyver!

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    Welcome to cboard.

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