So I'm working on two questions while learning C.

The first question is, I need to create a program that prompts a user "Please enter an integer" and display whether the answer is odd or even. I'm using the logic that you can divide the input by 2, if the answer is a whole number it is even, if it's a decimal it is odd. How can you check whether the input is a decimal or not? Would this solution work for a question that asked for an input of 2 numbers, say "15 5"? Let 15 be a, 5 be b and divide a by b; if answer is whole number then it is a multiple, else it is an odd number?

Second question is, I need to create a program that prompts a user "Please enter a five integers:" for example "5 12 -10 0 1". From there it will display "The max is: 12" and "The min is -10". How can I do this without using an array?

you basically use cin << "enter your integer" << endl;

if whatever he entered = even do this
else
display its odd

its not aabout checking its about programming the system to tell you whether it is odd or even. use srand % 1 so that if the remainder of the number has a 1 its odd.

we did something similar to this in my first year

I have to keep it basic. Haven't used those commands yet.

cin is c++ isn't it? I'm strictly basic C.

sucks2beu

using an if conditional statement, use the % operator to check whether a number is even or odd.

ex.

man your first year showed you allot.... (sarcasism)

@op disregard this guys post this is simple.

basically you use the modulus (%) operator and check to see if the result returns 0 or not.

ex:



if you dont know how to ask a user for input and store it in a variable yet i highly recommend that you google for a beginning tutorial to c++. i recommend cpluspus.com

edit:: self got to it before me qq lol

edit2:: as for your second problem just cin all your data into separate variables ex:



then do a series of if statements to check which is greater



This post was edited by AbDuCt on Jan 30 2013 08:12pm

and for inputing five numbers and getting the min and max out of them just do something like this, there are probably better ways but w/e



This post was edited by SelfTaught on Jan 30 2013 08:12pm

that solution is cleaner then mine but it depends on if you're allowed to use loops or not. if you are use his method if not use my edit which involves allot of if checks.

is std::cin a part of C? I thought it was only C++

Thanks for the great help guys!

Yeah I know how to prompt for input. And I think that "cin" is for c++ and this class is strictly C. However I think I know how to use that idea in C.

On a side note, for the min/max question; I am not allowed to use arrays. So that would mean I cannot use abducts method I assume?

Awesome help!