for loop - compare to goto loop and while loop

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Source code: freshveggies.c Module: C203

#include <stdio.h>
#define NUMBERS 17

/* A for loop is a far better construct for a loop that has to go around a
certain number of times - the start point, step and end point are all defined
in a single line of code making it much less likely that the original coder
will make an error, and much easier for the maintainance programmer to follow */

main () {

        int siblings;
        float gifttotal = 100000.0;

        float each;

        for (siblings = 1; siblings <= NUMBERS; siblings++ ) {
                each = gifttotal / siblings;
                printf("With %d sibles each gets %.2f\n",siblings, each) ;
        }

}

/* Sample output

munchkin:ac grahamellis$ ./freshveg
With 1 sibles each gets 100000.00
With 2 sibles each gets 50000.00
With 3 sibles each gets 33333.33
With 4 sibles each gets 25000.00
With 5 sibles each gets 20000.00
With 6 sibles each gets 16666.67
With 7 sibles each gets 14285.71
With 8 sibles each gets 12500.00
With 9 sibles each gets 11111.11
With 10 sibles each gets 10000.00
With 11 sibles each gets 9090.91
With 12 sibles each gets 8333.33
With 13 sibles each gets 7692.31
With 14 sibles each gets 7142.86
With 15 sibles each gets 6666.67
With 16 sibles each gets 6250.00
With 17 sibles each gets 5882.35
munchkin:ac grahamellis$

*/

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