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C Language Example - Calculating the Average of Array Elements

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Using a for loop to iterate through the elements, summing them up, and then dividing by the number of elements:

Example 1

#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
   int array[10] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0};
   int sum, loop;
   float avg;

   sum = avg = 0;

   for(loop = 0; loop < 10; loop++) {
      sum = sum + array[loop];
   }

   avg = (float)sum / loop;

   printf("Average value is %.2f", avg);   

   return 0;
}

Output result:

Average value is 4.50

User-defined input:

Example 2

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int n, i;
    float num[100], sum = 0.0, average;

    printf("Enter the number of elements: ");
    scanf("%d", &n);

    while (n > 100 || n <= 0)
    {
        printf("Error! Number must be between 1 and 100.\n");
        printf("Re-enter: ");
        scanf("%d", &n);
    }

    for(i = 0; i < n; ++i)
    {
        printf("%d. Enter number: ", i+1);
        scanf("%f", &num[i]);
        sum += num[i];
    }

    average = sum / n;
    printf("Average = %.2f", average);

    return 0;
}

Output result:

Enter the number of elements: 4
1. Enter number: 1
2. Enter number: 2
3. Enter number: 4
4. Enter number: 8
Average = 3.75

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❮ C Function Realloc C Exercise Example31 ❯