Question

I was looking for help with a computer science c programming class. not c++

This program will have menu system. The menu will at least have the following options:

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                        **                   MAIN MENU **

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1. Enter Votes from a state for Donald Trump
   • Choose State
   • Enter Number of Votes
2. Enter Votes from a state for Joe Biden
   • Choose State
   • Enter Number of Votes
3. Display total votes for each candidate
4. List the state name(s) where candidate tied
5. For each candidate display the highest and lowest votes
6. Election is over, Exit Program

could someone please point me in the right direction

Answer 1

#include <stdio.h>

//structure for election info
struct Election
{
//stateNum will store the number of a state
//use an array for multi state election
int stateNum;
  
//use an array for multi state election
//each element will store the votes for a single state
int votes;
};

//funciton to display the state list
void stateList()
{
printf("\nPress 1: For California");
printf("\nPress 2: For Florida");
printf("\nPress 3: For Hawali");
}

int main()
{
struct Election candidate[2];
  
char stateStr[3][20] = {"California", "Florida", "Hawali"};
printf("Enter votes from a state for Donald Trump");
stateList();
printf("\n\nChoose State: ");
  
scanf("%d", &candidate[0].stateNum);
printf("\nEnter the number of votes: ");
scanf("%d", &candidate[0].votes);
  
printf("\nEnter votes from a state for Joe Biden");
stateList();
printf("\n\nChoose State: ");
  
scanf("%d", &candidate[1].stateNum);
printf("\nEnter the number of votes: ");
scanf("%d", &candidate[1].votes);
  
//display total votes
printf("\nTotal votes for Donald Trump: %d", candidate[0].votes);
printf("\nTotal votes for Joe Biden: %d", candidate[1].votes);
  
//display highest and lowest score
printf("\n\nThe lowest score for Donald Trump: %d", candidate[0].votes);
printf("\nThe highest score for Donald Trump: %d", candidate[0].votes);
printf("\n\nThe lowest score for Joe Biden: %d", candidate[1].votes);
printf("\nThe highest score for Joe Biden: %d", candidate[1].votes);
  
//check if candidate tie
if((candidate[0].votes == candidate[1].votes) && (candidate[0].stateNum == candidate[1].stateNum))
{
printf("\n\nCandidate tie in %s", stateStr[candidate[0].stateNum]);
}
  
return 0;
}

OUTPUT:

Enter votes from a state for Donald Trump
Press 1: For California
Press 2: For Florida
Press 3: For Hawali

Choose State: 2

Enter the number of votes: 20000

Enter votes from a state for Joe Biden
Press 1: For California
Press 2: For Florida
Press 3: For Hawali

Choose State: 2

Enter the number of votes: 20000

Total votes for Donald Trump: 20000
Total votes for Joe Biden: 20000

The lowest score for Donald Trump: 20000
The highest score for Donald Trump: 20000

The lowest score for Joe Biden: 20000
The highest score for Joe Biden: 20000

Candidate tie in Hawali