Thread: Need help with temperature conversion program

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    Need help with temperature conversion program

    this is what i have so far later i will add a step but 'farn' returns a large number like 2 million or something
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    int main(void)
    {
    
    	int index = 0;
    	double tempc;
    	double farn = 0;
    	
    /*°C = (°F - 32) / 1.8 
    °F = °C × 1.8 + 32*/
    
    	printf("Enter temperature in celsius:");
    	scanf("%d",&tempc);
    	printf("------------------------------\n");
    	while(index<=5)
    	{
    		farn= tempc * 1.8 +32;
    		printf("|  %d  |   %d   |\n",tempc, farn);
    		index++ ;
    		
    	}
    		printf("------------------------------\n");
    	
    	return(0);
    }
    can anyone see why it isnt working?

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    Farn is a double value... but in your printf you are printing an integer...
    Look up the formatting codes for printf() and adjust accordingly.

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    ok i tried that and replaced the second %d in printf("| %d | %d |\n",tempc, farn);
    with %g, %lg, %lf, i tried everything and none of them worked, most gave me an incredibly small negative number

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    ah nvm, I changed tempc to an integar and it worked with %g to print the farn temp

    ty for that i didnt realize the print depended on that

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    The scanf call is also wrong: You're required to pass the correct arguments and use the correct conversions in the format string. I'm sure "%lf" will work and then you can printf it with "%f".

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