Well we got an assignment of 20 questions, i am able to solve 18 of them but these 2 questions are getting off my brain, can anyone please help me to make these 15. Write an algorithm that inputs two fractions in the form a/b and c/d, and outputs their sum in the form p/q cancelled down to its simplest form. -------------------- 19. FRACTIONS TO DECIMALS: Write a program that will accept a fraction of the form N/D, where N is the numerator and D is the denominator, that prints out the decimal representation. If the decimal representation has a repeating sequence of digits, it should be indicated by enclosing it in brackets. For example, 1/3 = .33333333...is denoted as .(3), and 41/333 = .123123123...is denoted as .(123). Typical conversions are: 1/3 = .(3) 22/5 = 4.4 1/7 = .(142857) 3/8 = .375 45/56 = .803(571428) Test your program with the fractions above and the fraction 11/59. Sample Run ENTER N,D : 1,7 1/7 = .(142857)
Well, how would you do them on paper? If a/b=14/20 and c/d=16/36, what's p/q (I got 103/90)? Show your working, and we can help you translate that working into an algorithm. Also show how far you got and where you're stuck, and we can help you with the next step. Same goes for the second one. This one's a lot more interesting! Seems the key to this is to start with the long division algorithm you followed way back, you know where you write it out and solve it as follows: Code: 14...etc ---------- 7)1.0000000 7 --- 30 28 -- 2...etc As you perform a couple of example divisions on paper, e.g. 1/7 and 3/8, can you see anything that your program should look for, in order to determine (a) if there is a loop and if so where from; (b) if the decimal expansion terminates.
well for the 1st program i have done some and have got a/b & c/d part clear out, see the code Code: #include <stdio.h> #include <conio.h> void main() { int a,b,c,d,i,lcm; char ch; clrscr(); printf("Enter 1st fraction: "); scanf("%d%c%d",&a,ch,&b); printf("Enter 2nd fraction: "); scanf("%d%c%d",&c,ch,&d); printf("Result: %d / %d",den,lcm); end:; getch(); } now how can i take the lcm and how am i gona reduce the result to it's lowest forum??, here i am stuck
suppose i enter 8/12 + 6/8, now if i do it on paper it's lcm is 24, which my code is giving and the result is 34/24(which my code is giving), this is not the simplest form, it can further be divided, and reduced to 17/12, which i wanted, so how to reduce 34/24
Can you spot a number that divides both 34 and 24? Assuming the answer is yes, what would you then do? Would you do it again, potentially? Would you want to do that a fixed number of times regardless of the numbers, or would you repeat the operation until a defined end condition was reached?
Does posting a duplicate thread mean that you can't be arsed working this through and just want someone to give you the answer?
Here.....I have the solution of your first assignment.... Code: #include<stdio.h> #include<conio.h> int gcd(int a, int b) { int c,d,m,g=1; for(m=1;m<=(a<b?a:b);m++) { c=a%m; d=b%m; if((c==0)&&(d==0)&&(m>g)) { g=m; } } return(g); } void main() { int a,b,c,d,p,q,r,s; printf("Enter a,b,c,d"); scanf("%d%d%d%d", &a, &b, &c, &d); printf("\nFirst fraction %d/%d\nSecond fraction %d/%d\n", a,b,c,d); q=(b*d)/gcd(b,d); p=a*(q/b) + c*(q/d); r=p/gcd(p,q); s=q/gcd(p,q); printf("\nThe fraction output is=%d/%d\n", r,s); getch(); } --------------- @ r k @
Oh well, what the heck. Here's what I got for the second assignment. It was fun to solve: Code: void go4e_15046b() { /* ~~~ 1/3 = .(3) > 0.(3) 22/5 = 4.4 > 4.4 1/7 = .(142857) > 0.(142857) 3/8 = .375 > 0.375 45/56 = .803(571428) > 0.803(571428) Test your program with the fractions above and the fraction 11/59. 0.(1864406779661016949152542372881355932203389830508474576271) _0.18644067796610169491525423728814 <- Windows Calc ~~~ */ int N=11,D=59; printf("Enter N: %d\n",N); //char buf[32]; //fgets(buf,30,stdin); //N=atoi(buf); printf("Enter D: %d\n",D); //fgets(buf,30,stdin); //D=atoi(buf); printf("\nN=%d, D=%d\n\n",N,D); int A=0; if (N>D) { A=N/D; N-=A*D; } const int COUNT=100; int loop[COUNT+5]; char result[COUNT+5]; // +5 to avoid any buffer overflows if we hit COUNT int resi=0; int next=0,loopf=-1; // Long division algorithm for (int max=COUNT; max && loopf<0; max--) { N*=10; for (int i=0; i<next; i++) { if (N==loop[i]) { loopf=i; break; } } // we don't want to concatenate N if we've found a loop if (loopf<0) { loop[next++]=N; int H=N/D; // how many times does D go into N? result[resi++]=H+'0'; result[resi]=0; N=N-H*D; if (!N) break; } } printf("result before the brackets: '%s'\n",result); if (loopf>=0) { int i; strcat(result,")"); // find the end of the result for (i=0; result[i]; i++) ; for (; i>=loopf; i--) { result[i+1]=result[i]; } result[i+1]='('; } printf("%d.%s\n",A,result); }
