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  1. What will be the output of the program?

     #include 

 int main()
 {   
     int i;   
     i = printf("How r u\n");     
     i = printf("%d\n", i);     
     printf("%d\n", i); 
     return 0; 
 }

    2. A.

    How r u
    7
    2
    B.

    How r u
    8
    2
    C.

    How r u
    1
    1
    D.

    Error: cannot assign printf to variable

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    Answer : Option B

    Explanation :

    In the program, printf() returns the number of charecters printed on the console

    i = printf("How r u\n"); This line prints "How r u" with a new line character and returns the length of string printed then assign it to variable i.
    So i = 8 (length of '\n' is 1).

    i = printf("%d\n", i); In the previous step the value of i is 8. So it prints "8" with a new line character and returns the length of string printed then assign it to variable i. So i = 2 (length of '\n' is 1).

    printf("%d\n", i); In the previous step the value of i is 2. So it prints "2".

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