C++ Institute Exam CPA-21-02 Topic 2 Question 42 Discussion

Actual exam question for C++ Institute's CPA-21-02 exam

Question #: 42
Topic #: 2

[All CPA-21-02 Questions]

What happens when you attempt to compile and run the following code?

#include

using namespace std;

int main(){

int *i;

i = new int;

*i = 1.0 / 2 * 2 / 1 * 2 / 4 * 4;

cout << *i;

return 0;

}

AIt prints: 0

BIt prints: 1

CIt prints: 2

DIt prints: 0.5

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Suggested Answer: C

by Tiffiny at Jul 13, 2025, 06:57 PM

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Shantell

9 hours ago

This looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully work through the expression step-by-step to figure out the result.

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Kerrie

1 months ago

Haha, the code looks like it's performing some sort of cosmic dance with the numbers. I wonder what the output will be?

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Buddy

2 months ago

Ooh, this looks like a trick question. I'm going to go with D just to be safe.

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Marylyn

2 months ago

Hmm, let me think about this... Doesn't integer division always truncate the result? I'm going with B!

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Pearly

2 months ago

Wait, are we supposed to use floating-point arithmetic or integer arithmetic? I'm so confused!

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Lorriane

2 months ago

That makes sense, I can see how the calculations would lead to that result

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Willodean

2 months ago

I think the correct answer is C) It prints: 2 because of the arithmetic operations in the code

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Dortha

2 months ago

But doesn't the code involve some calculations that might result in a different output?

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Lorriane

2 months ago

I believe the answer is B) It prints: 1

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Dortha

3 months ago

I think the answer is A) It prints: 0

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