Question

I am told to find the median of random inputs using if statements in C

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
double a, b, c, d;
scanf("%lf", &a);
scanf("%lf", &b);
scanf("%lf", &c);

if (a<b && b<c)
d = b;
printf("%.0f\n", d);
else if (b<a && a<c)
d = a;
printf("%.0f\n", d);
else
d = c;
printf("%.0f\n", d);

return 0;
}

That is my code, I keep getting an error for the else if and else saying there is no if statement before. Why does it not read the first if statement?

Answer 1

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main()
{
double a, b, c, d;
scanf("%lf", &a);
scanf("%lf", &b);
scanf("%lf", &c);

if ((a<b && b<c) || (c<b && b<a))
    d = b;
else if ((b<a && a<c) || (c<a && a<b))
    d = a;
else
    d = c;
printf("%.0f\n", d);
return 0;
}