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+/************************************************************************
+ * Author:   M.J. Leslie
+ * Purpose:  Add two fractions together.
+ * Date:     04-Oct-94
+ ************************************************************************/
+/******************* Structures *****************************************/
+
+					/* Define a structure to hold the
+					 * fraction			*/
+struct fract
+	{
+	int num;			/* Numerator			*/
+	int den;                        /* Denominator			*/
+	};
+/******************* Declare Functions **********************************/
+
+void print_title(void);			/* O/P the title information.	*/
+
+					/* Get the fraction from the
+					 * user.			*/
+void read_fract(struct fract *);
+					/* Add fractions by passing the
+					 * whole structure to the function.
+					 */
+struct fract add_fraction1(struct fract, struct fract);
+
+					/* Add fractions by passing
+					 * pointers to the structures.
+					 */
+void add_fraction2(struct fract *, struct fract *, struct fract *);
+
+					/* Print fractions		*/
+void print_fraction(char *, struct fract fraction, char *);
+
+/****************** Main ************************************************/
+
+main ()
+   {
+					/* Declare the structures that
+					 * hold the fractions		*/
+   struct fract fract1, fract2, out_fract;
+
+   print_title();			/* airy-fairy title		*/
+
+					/* Get the fraction values
+					 * from the user		*/
+   read_fract(&fract1);
+   read_fract(&fract2);
+
+   puts("\n Passing structure to function gives:");
+   print_fraction(" ",fract1, " + ");
+   print_fraction("",fract2, " = ");
+					/* add the fractions together	*/
+   out_fract = add_fraction1(fract1, fract2);
+   print_fraction("",out_fract, "\n");
+
+   puts("\n Passing structure pointers to function gives:");
+   print_fraction(" ",fract1, " + ");
+   print_fraction("",fract2, " = ");
+   add_fraction2(&fract1, &fract2, &out_fract);
+   print_fraction("",out_fract, "\n");
+
+   return(1);
+   }
+/************************************************************************/
+void print_title(void)
+   {
+   puts("\n This is a C education program that will add fractions.");
+   puts(" It demonstrates the technic of copying structures to ");
+   puts(" functions and copying pointers to structures to functions.");
+   puts("\n As a by-product the program will ask for two fractions");
+   puts(" that are added together and the result put on the screen");
+   puts(" ");
+   }
+/************************************************************************/
+void read_fract(struct fract *fract)
+   {
+   char value[80];
+
+   puts(" ");
+   printf(" Please enter the numerator ===> ");
+   gets(value);
+   fract->num = atoi(value);
+
+   printf(" Please enter the denominator => ");
+   gets(value);
+   fract->den = atoi(value);
+   }
+/************************************************************************/
+struct fract add_fraction1(struct fract f1, struct fract f2)
+   {
+   struct fract answer;
+					/* get the comman denominator 	*/
+   answer.den = f1.den * f2.den;
+					/* sort out the numerators	*/
+   f1.num = (answer.den / f1.den) * f1.num;
+   f2.num = (answer.den / f2.den) * f2.num;
+					/* Add up the numerators	*/
+   answer.num = f1.num + f2.num;
+   return (answer);
+   }
+/************************************************************************/
+void add_fraction2(struct fract *f1, struct fract *f2, struct fract *answer)
+   {
+					/* Use temps so we do not corrupt
+					 * The original values of f1 and
+					 * f2				*/
+   int temp1, temp2;
+					/* get the comman denominator 	*/
+   answer->den = f1->den * f2->den;
+					/* sort out the numerators	*/
+   temp1 = (answer->den / f1->den) * f1->num;
+   temp2 = (answer->den / f2->den) * f2->num;
+					/* Add up the numerators	*/
+   answer->num = temp1 + temp2;
+   }
+/************************************************************************/
+void print_fraction(char * string1, struct fract fraction, char * string2)
+   {
+					/* Format the fraction with
+					 * information strings around it
+					 */
+   printf("%s%d/%d%s", string1, fraction.num, fraction.den, string2);
+
+   }
+