Description
Write a C program that asks the user to two fractions separated by an operator and calculate the result.
The program should allow add, subtract, multiply, or divide two fractions by entering either +, -, *, or /
between the fractions:
Enter two fractions separated by the operator: 4/7 – 1/3
The difference is: 5/21
1) Use a switch statement to process the operator and the math.
2) There might be space(s) between the fractions and the operator in the input.
3) The program does NOT need to reduce the resulting fraction to lowest terms.
4) If the operator entered is not one of the acceptable operators, display an error message as the
result.
Before you submit
1. Compile both programs with –Wall. –Wall shows the warnings by the compiler. Be sure it
compiles on circe with no errors and no warnings.
gcc –Wall fraction.c
2. Be sure your Unix source file is read & write protected. Change Unix file permission on Unix:
chmod 600 fraction.c
3. Test your fraction program with the shell script try_fraction on Unix:
chmod +x try_fraction
./try_fraction
4. Submit fraction.c on Canvas.
Grading
Total points: 100
1. A program that does not compile will result in a zero.
2. Runtime error and compilation warning 5%
3. Commenting and style 15%
4. Functionality 80%
Programming Style Guidelines
The major purpose of programming style guidelines is to make programs easy to read and understand.
Good programming style helps make it possible for a person knowledgeable in the application area to
quickly read a program and understand how it works.
1. Your program should begin with a comment that briefly summarizes what it does. This
comment should also include your name.
2. In most cases, a function should have a brief comment above its definition describing what it
does. Other than that, comments should be written only needed in order for a reader to
understand what is happening.
3. Variable names and function names should be sufficiently descriptive that a knowledgeable
reader can easily understand what the variable means and what the function does. If this is not
possible, comments should be added to make the meaning clear.
4. Use consistent indentation to emphasize block structure.
5. Full line comments inside function bodies should conform to the indentation of the code where
they appear.
6. Macro definitions (#define) should be used for defining symbolic names for numeric constants.
For example: #define PI 3.141592
7. Use names of moderate length for variables. Most names should be between 2 and 12 letters
long.
8. Use underscores to make compound names easier to read: tot_vol or total_volumn is
clearer than totalvolumn.
