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shaun strickland
Courses Plus Student 93 PointsPrintf statement
I have the correct string but not the correct format, any advice?
4 Answers
Kevin Kenger
32,834 PointsHey Shaun,
What does your code look like?
shaun strickland
Courses Plus Student 93 PointsHello Kevin its printf("%f a ball with a radius of 14.5 inches")
Kevin Kenger
32,834 PointsOK you're close, and you've included %f in the statement, which is great. But in order for the code to work properly, you need to swap out 14.5 for %f. That way it takes the value of the float variable, and inserts it into your statement. Then, after your final quotation mark, you add a comma, then specify exactly which float variable to get.
Like this:
float radius = 14.5;
printf("A ball with a radius of %f inches.", radius);
shaun strickland
Courses Plus Student 93 PointsMy aha moment that made sense thanks kevin
Kevin Kenger
32,834 PointsAwesome, I love those! You're very welcome!