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iOS Objective-C Basics (Retired) Fundamentals of C Variables

Posted by Kent Drummond
Kent Drummond
8,309 Points

float, printf("A ball %f inches around.\n"); says my %f is wrong for a float?

I can't pass this chaellenge because it says I am not using a %f for a float.

variable_assignment.mm 
float radius = 14.5;

printf("A ball with a radius of %f inches.\n");

1 Answer

Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points
Rodrigo Chousal
Rodrigo Chousal
16,009 Points

I believe the problem is that you are not passing the radius variable into printf. Try this:

float radius = 14.5;

printf("A ball with a radius of %f inches.\n", radius);