Formatting Floating Point Numbers in C

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What symbol always begins a format specifier in C programming?

-

{

#

% (correct)

In the example provided, how is the value -25.41 displayed using the format specifier % 6.2f?

0.69

-0.007

03.14 (correct)

3.142

What is the purpose of escape sequences in C programming?

To begin a program

To display special characters (correct)

To perform arithmetic operations

To end a loop

Which character signifies an escape sequence in C programming?

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What would be the output of the printf statement: printf("\nTahir \t \t 23 \t \t 385");?

\nTahir 23 385 Signup and view all the answers

What does the total field width for formatting floating point numbers need to accommodate?

All digits before and after the decimal point Signup and view all the answers

When formatting numbers smaller than zero, what is always printed before the decimal point?

A zero Signup and view all the answers

What does 'm' represent in the general form of the format specifier for a floating point value?

Total field width Signup and view all the answers

How is a value displayed if its third digit in the fractional part is 5 or greater when rounding off?

The second digit is increased by one Signup and view all the answers

In a statement like printf("Height = 6.2f", height), what does '6' represent?

Total field width Signup and view all the answers

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What symbol always begins a format specifier in C programming?

In the example provided, how is the value -25.41 displayed using the format specifier % 6.2f?

What is the purpose of escape sequences in C programming?

Which character signifies an escape sequence in C programming?

What would be the output of the printf statement: printf("\nTahir \t \t 23 \t \t 385");?

What does the total field width for formatting floating point numbers need to accommodate?

When formatting numbers smaller than zero, what is always printed before the decimal point?

What does 'm' represent in the general form of the format specifier for a floating point value?

How is a value displayed if its third digit in the fractional part is 5 or greater when rounding off?

In a statement like printf("Height = 6.2f", height), what does '6' represent?

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