{"id":5073,"date":"2021-12-21T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/?p=5073"},"modified":"2023-10-12T21:08:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T15:38:36","slug":"c-program-to-find-sum-and-average-of-3-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-sum-and-average-of-3-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"C Program to Find Sum and Average of 3 Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this program, we will learn<strong> how to find the sum and average of 3 numbers using C<\/strong> Programming language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program asks the user to enter three integers, then it computes the sum and average of those three numbers using simple arithmetic operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, without further ado, let\u2019s begin this tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662cc2574ebb8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><label class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/label>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0090ff;color:#0090ff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0090ff;color:#0090ff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662cc2574ebb8\" checked \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-sum-and-average-of-3-numbers\/#C_Program_to_Find_Sum_and_Average_of_3_Numbers\" title=\"C Program to Find Sum and Average of 3 Numbers\">C Program to Find Sum and Average of 3 Numbers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-sum-and-average-of-3-numbers\/#How_Does_This_Program_Work\" title=\"How Does This Program Work ?\">How Does This Program Work ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-sum-and-average-of-3-numbers\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"C_Program_to_Find_Sum_and_Average_of_3_Numbers\"><\/span><strong>C Program to Find Sum and Average of 3 Numbers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"C Program to Find Sum and Average of 3 Numbers | CodingBroz\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lJsiO6Pp43w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">\/\/ C Program to Find Sum and Average of 3 Numbers\n#include &lt;stdio.h>\nint main(){\n    int a, b, c, sum;\n    float avg;\n    \n    \/\/ Asking for input\n    printf(\"Enter 3 numbers: \\n\");\n    scanf(\"%d %d %d\", &amp;a, &amp;b, &amp;c);\n    \n    \/\/ Calculating sum\n    sum = a + b + c;\n    \n    \/\/ Calculating average of 3 numbers\n    avg = sum \/ 3;\n    \n    \/\/ Displaying output\n    printf(\"Sum = %d \\n\", sum);\n    printf(\"Average = %.2f\", avg);\n    return 0;\n}\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Output<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Enter 3 numbers: \n3\n5\n7\nSum = 15 \nAverage = 5.00\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Does_This_Program_Work\"><\/span><strong>How Does This Program Work ?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    int a, b, c, sum;\n    float avg;\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>In this program, we have declared<strong> four int data type<\/strong> variables named <strong>a<\/strong>, <strong>b<\/strong>, <strong>c<\/strong> and<strong> sum<\/strong> and <strong>one float data type<\/strong> variable named <strong>avg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Asking for input\n    printf(\"Enter 3 numbers: \\n\");\n    scanf(\"%d %d %d\", &amp;a, &amp;b, &amp;c);\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, the user is asked to enter<strong> 3<\/strong> numbers. The input is taken with the help of <strong>scanf()<\/strong> function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Calculating sum\n    sum = a + b + c;\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>We calculate the sum of three numbers using the plus <strong>(+)<\/strong> operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Calculating average of 3 numbers\n    avg = sum \/ 3;\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, the average of these three numbers is calculated using the formula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Average = Total Sum \/ Total no. of terms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">    \/\/ Displaying output\n    printf(\"Sum = %d \\n\", sum);\n    printf(\"Average = %.2f\", avg);\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the result is displayed on the screen using<strong> printf()<\/strong> function. Here, we have used <strong>%.2f<\/strong> format specifier because we want to display the average only till <strong>2<\/strong> decimal places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope after going through this post, you understand<strong> how to find the sum and average of 3 numbers using C<\/strong> Programming language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any doubt regarding the program, feel free to contact us in the comment section. We will be delighted to solve your query.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-reverse-a-string\/\">C Program to Reverse a String<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-absolute-value-of-a-number\/\">C Program to Find Absolute Value of a Number<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-area-of-rhombus\/\">C Program to Find Area of Rhombus<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-concatenate-two-strings\/\">C Program to Concatenate Two Strings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/c-program-to-find-circumference-of-circle\/\">C Program to Find Circumference of Circle<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this program, we will learn how to find the sum 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