coin problem

I am trying to do a coin problem but I can't seem to get it to work. When I complie it, there are no errors and the program lets me enter a number and then does nothing. I can't figure out what I did wrong and if anyone can point me in the right direction it would be very appricaited.

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#include <stdio.h>

int main()


    {
            int total=0;
            int quart=0;
            int dime=0;
            int nick=0;
            int pen=0;
           

                {
                        printf ("\n Enter the total (in cents): ");
                        scanf(" %d, &total");
                        quart = total/25;
                        total = total - (quart * 25);
                        dime = total/10;
                        total = total - (dime * 10);
                        nick = total/5;
                        total = total - (nick * 5);
                        pen = total;
                        scanf("\n The change is:"  );
                        if(quart != 0)
                                printf("\n %d qaurters ", quart );
                        if(dime != 0)
                                printf("\n %d  dimes.", dime);
                        if(nick != 0)
                                printf("\n %d nickels", nick);
                        if(pen != 0)
                                printf("\n %d pennies ", pen);     
                }
        return 0;
        }

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scanf("\n The change is:"  );

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Print the message, not try to read it.

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Originally Posted by et1wilson

I am trying to do a coin problem but I can't seem to get it to work. When I complie it, there are no errors and the program lets me enter a number and then does nothing. I can't figure out what I did wrong and if anyone can point me in the right direction it would be very appricaited.

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#include <stdio.h>

int main()


    {
            int total=0;
            int quart=0;
            int dime=0;
            int nick=0;
            int pen=0;
           

                {
                        printf ("\n Enter the total (in cents): ");
                        scanf(" &#37;d, &total");
                        quart = total/25;
                        total = total - (quart * 25);
                        dime = total/10;
                        total = total - (dime * 10);
                        nick = total/5;
                        total = total - (nick * 5);
                        pen = total;
                        scanf("\n The change is:"  );
                        if(quart != 0)
                                printf("\n %d qaurters ", quart );
                        if(dime != 0)
                                printf("\n %d  dimes.", dime);
                        if(nick != 0)
                                printf("\n %d nickels", nick);
                        if(pen != 0)
                                printf("\n %d pennies ", pen);     
                }
        return 0;
        }

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1) I don't understand the braces I've marked in red, above.

2) After getting the cents, you would normally want a while loop for each type of coin:

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while(total >= 25)  {
    quarters++;
    total -= 25;
}

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Repeat the above for each type of coin. There is no need for multiplication or division, just addition of the type of coin, and subtraction from the total.

Ez smeezy! :) << and *how* are you spelling quarters?? >> :p

Ok I now have fixed it and chnaged a few things and get it to display the information but it is all 0.00000. What can I do to fix it?

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#include <stdio.h>

int main()


    {
            int total=0;
            int quart=0;
            int dime=0;
            int nick=0;
            int pen=0;
           

                {
                        printf ("\n Enter the total (in cents): ");
                        scanf(" %d, &total");                 
                       
                        printf("\n The change is:"  );
                        if(quart != 0)
                                quart = total/25;
                                total = total - (quart * 25);
                                printf("\n %f qaurters ", quart );
                        if(dime != 0)
                                dime = total/10;
                                total = total - (dime * 10);
                                printf("\n %f  dimes.", dime);
                        if(nick != 0)
                                nick = total/5;
                                total = total - (nick * 5);
                                printf("\n %f nickels", nick);
                        if(pen != 0)
                        pen = total;
                                printf("\n %f pennies ", pen);     
                }
        return 0;
        }

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Print the values as ints.

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scanf(" %d, &total");

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That a typo? Maybe it should be:

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scanf(" %d", &total);

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