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What will the output of this code when run on the Turbo C compiler? 

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void main{

    int a = 300 * 300 / 300;
    printf("%d", a);

}

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  • The Turbo C compiler uses 16 bit int .
81 Error 900 300

Afreen Sheikh by Afreen Sheikh , 28, India

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Afreen Sheikh
Apr 18, 2015

In Turbo C, int is 16 bits wide.

300 * 300 = 90000 (17 bits) = 15F90h

15F90h will be truncated ( 1 bit is lost) into 5F90h (16 bit) = 24464.

If you divide 24464 with 300, you get 81 .

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