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    [RESOLVED] I am getting weird out put when i run my program. Is there any way to fix this?

    For my out put I am getting:

    average = -171798688.00 (incorrect)
    lowest = -858993472.00 (incorrect)
    highest = 91.00 (correct)




    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <iomanip>
    using namespace std;
    // This program calculates the average of the inputed temperatures and finds the highest and lowest
    // Jose Velazquez
    
    
    
    int main()
    {
    	int numOfTemp;
    	int temp[50];
    	int pos;
    
    	float findAverage(int[], float);
    	float findLowest(int[], float);
    	float findHighest(int[], float);
    
    	cout << "Please input the number of temperatures to be read (no more than 50)" << endl;
    	cin >> numOfTemp;
    
    	for (pos = 1; pos <= numOfTemp; pos++)
    	{
    		cout << "Input temperature " << pos << ":" << endl;
    		cin >> temp[pos];
    	}
    	cout << fixed << setprecision(2);
    	cout << "The average temperature is " << findAverage(temp, numOfTemp) << endl;
    	cout << "The lowest temperature is " << findLowest(temp, numOfTemp) << endl;
    	cout << "The highest temperature is " << findHighest(temp, numOfTemp) << endl;//calls function
    
    	system("pause");
    	return 0;
    }
    
    float findAverage(int temp[], float num)
    {
    	float sum = 0;
    	for (int i = 0; i < num; i++)
    	{
    		
    		sum = sum + temp[i];
    
    		return (sum / num); // calculates the average
    	}
    
    }
    
    float findLowest(int temp[], float num)
    {
    	float lowest;
    
    	lowest = temp[0]; // make first element the lowest price 
    
    	for (int count = 1; count < num; count++)
    		if (lowest > temp[count])
    			lowest = temp[count];
    
    	return lowest;
    }
    
    // This function returns the highest price in the array 
    float findHighest(int temp[], float num)
    {
    	float highest;
    
    	highest = temp[0]; // make first element the highest price 
    
    	for (int count = 1; count < num; count++)
    		if (highest < temp[count])
    			highest = temp[count];
    
    	return highest;
    }

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    GCDEF is offline Elite Member Power Poster
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    Re: I am getting weird out put when i run my program. Is there any way to fix this?

    Two issues I see.

    You're inputting temperatures into temp starting at index 1, yet you're doing your calculations starting on index 0.

    Check out the position of your return statement in findAverage.

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    Re: I am getting weird out put when i run my program. Is there any way to fix this?

    In c/c++ array indices start at 0. So for
    Code:
    int temp[50];
    The beginning element is 0 and the ending element is 49. ie
    Code:
    int first = temp[0];
    int last = temp[49].
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