Cout isn't working properly?

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So instead of printing the texts, the result I got was always only the first cout I inserted (2). I've only just started coding and I'm still grasping the basics. What do I do?

What I have tried:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
int x;
int y; 
int sum;
int product;
int difference;
int quotient; 
cout << "2"; 
cin >> x; 
cout << "3"; 
cin >> y; 
sum = x + y; 
product = x*y;
quotient = x/y;
difference = x - y;
cout << "Sum is: " << sum<<endl; 
cout << "Product is: " << product<<endl;
cout << "Quotient is: " << quotient<<endl;
cout << "Difference is: " << difference<<endl;
return 0;

}

Posted 24-Oct-21 23:35pm

JJhis ae

Updated 24-Oct-21 23:45pm

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Rick York 25-Oct-21 11:56am

If your program is waiting for input then it is usually best to output a message saying so. In your case, it should write, "Enter x value : " or something similar when it is waiting for x to be entered and something like that when it is waiting for y to be entered.

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Solution 2

If it prints "2" and does nothing at all after that, it's probably waiting for you to enter a number and press the ENTER key ...

Posted 24-Oct-21 23:45pm

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Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-24T23:40:00

Solution 1

It works fine when I try it.
1. It prints 2 and waits for an input number (x).
2. It prints 3 and waits for an input number (y).
3. It calculates the sum, product, quotient and difference of x and y.
4. It prints those values as shown below on my output:

24
35
Sum is: 9
Product is: 20
Quotient is: 0
Difference is: -1

What exactly do you think is wrong with the answers?

Posted 24-Oct-21 23:40pm

Richard MacCutchan

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JJhis ae 25-Oct-21 6:05am

It only prints "2" on my pc for some reason but thank you for pointing out that the problem is only from my end

Richard MacCutchan 25-Oct-21 6:20am

That is correct, and at that point it is waiting for you to enter your choice of value for x. Similarly when it prints 3, you need to enter the value for y.