Write a Program in C to multiply 2 floating point number

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    double firstNumber, secondNumber, product;
    printf("Enter two numbers: ");
    // Stores two floating point numbers in variable firstNumber and secondNumber respectively
    scanf("%lf %lf", &firstNumber, &secondNumber);
    
    // Performs multiplication and stores the result in variable productOfTwoNumbers
    product = firstNumber * secondNumber;  

    // Result up to 2 decimal point is displayed using %.2lf
    printf("Product = %.2lf", product);    
    return 0;
}

Output

Enter two numbers: 2.4
1.12
Product = 2.69
 

Explanation

	
  • In this program, user is asked to enter two numbers. These two numbers entered by the user is stored in variable firstNumber and secondNumber respectively. This is done using scanf() function.
  • Then, the product of firstNumber and secondNumber is evaluated and the result is stored in variable productOfTwoNumbers.