Thread: C Programming Need Help with While Loop Sum of Odd numbers

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    C Programming Need Help with While Loop Sum of Odd numbers

    Hi, I am currently working on an assignment where I am suppose to be creating a loop that outputs the sum of all odd numbers between 20 and 100. I thought my coding was right however the program is displaying the answer is 2480 instead of the correct answer of 2400. My code is posted below: Thanks!
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    //Declared variables for program and initializing
    int odd = 19, number = 2, result = 0, result2 = 0, totalOdd = 0;
    
    do{
       
        result = odd + number;
    
    
        //The first result adds 19 and 2 in which equals to 21
        result2 = result + number;
    
    
        //The second result adds 21 + 2, which equals 23, and 2 is incremented by 1
        number++;
        totalOdd += result2; //Calculates the total sum of the odd numbers
    
    
    }while (result2 > 20 && result2 < 100);//Condition is set for result2 to be greater than 20, but less than 100
        printf("The sum of the odd numbers between 20 and 100 is %i\n", totalOdd);
        //Outputs the total sum

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    Wow, that is hard to follow code for a newbie to write.
    I take it you are not allowed to use a for loop.
    I am surprised the answer is so close to being correct.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MackAttack View Post
    Hi, I am currently working on an assignment where I am suppose to be creating a loop that outputs the sum of all odd numbers between 20 and 100. I thought my coding was right however the program is displaying the answer is 2480 instead of the correct answer of 2400. My code is posted below: Thanks!
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    Code:
    //Declared variables for program and initializing
    int odd = 19, number = 2, result = 0, result2 = 0, totalOdd = 0;
    
    do{
       
        result = odd + number;
    
    
        //The first result adds 19 and 2 in which equals to 21
        result2 = result + number;
    
    
        //The second result adds 21 + 2, which equals 23, and 2 is incremented by 1
        number++;
        totalOdd += result2; //Calculates the total sum of the odd numbers
    
    
    }while (result2 > 20 && result2 < 100);//Condition is set for result2 to be greater than 20, but less than 100
        printf("The sum of the odd numbers between 20 and 100 is %i\n", totalOdd);
        //Outputs the total sum
    Code:
    int isOdd(int value)
    {
     return value % 2 == 0;
    }
    Now loop through your numbers and increment a counter if the test passes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Galahad View Post
    Code:
    int isOdd(int value)
    {
     return value % 2 == 0;
    }
    Now loop through your numbers and increment a counter if the test passes.
    Assuming that stahta01 is right to guess that this assignment stipulates the use of a do while loop rather than a more natural for loop or computing with a closed form expression, I think it'll be simpler to just keep odd and totalOdd, start odd at 21 then construct the loop condition with += to get the next odd number while checking to see if that next odd number is less than 100.
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    Odd numbers between 20 and 100 are between 21 (not 19) and 99:

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    int main( void )
    {
      int n = 21;   // first odd value between 20 and 100.
      int sum = 0;
    
      do 
      {
        sum += n;
        n += 2;     // next odd value.
      } while ( n < 100 );
    
      printf( "%d\n", sum );
    }

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    Quote Originally Posted by flp1969 View Post
    Odd numbers between 20 and 100 are between 21 (not 19) and 99:

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    int main( void )
    {
      int n = 21;   // first odd value between 20 and 100.
      int sum = 0;
    
      do 
      {
        sum += n;
        n += 2;     // next odd value.
      } while ( n < 100 );
    
      printf( "%d\n", sum );
    }
    It's nice to be helpful, but remember, this is a homework assignment...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Galahad View Post
    It's nice to be helpful, but remember, this is a homework assignment...
    Yep, I notice... Since did a good try I thought it wasn't that harmul to show a different approach...

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