C Exercises: Counts the number of positive and negative numbers

C Basic Declarations and Expressions: Exercise-27 with Solution

Write a C program that read 5 numbers and counts the number of positive numbers and negative numbers.

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C Code:

#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
	float numbers[5];
	int j, pctr=0, nctr=0;
	printf("\nInput the first number: "); 
    scanf("%f", &numbers[0]);
    printf("\nInput the second number: "); 
    scanf("%f", &numbers[1]);
    printf("\nInput the third number: "); 
    scanf("%f", &numbers[2]);
	printf("\nInput the fourth number: "); 
    scanf("%f", &numbers[3]);
    printf("\nInput the fifth number: "); 
    scanf("%f", &numbers[4]);
	for(j = 0; j < 5; j++) {
		if(numbers[j] > 0)
		{
			
			pctr++;
		}
		else if(numbers[j] < 0)
		{
			nctr++;
		}
	}
	printf("\nNumber of positive numbers: %d", pctr);
	printf("\nNumber of negative numbers: %d", nctr);
	printf("\n");
	return 0;
}

Sample Output:

Input the first number: 5                                              
                                                                       
Input the second number: -4                                            
                                                                       
Input the third number: 10                                             
                                                                       
Input the fourth number: 15                                            
                                                                       
Input the fifth number: -1                                             
                                                                       
Number of positive numbers: 3                                          
Number of negative numbers: 2 

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