Please help me understand this code!

Question

Hey,

I've seen the following challenge but I don't understand the result:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
int a=8;
int x=4;
int y=++x + (a%x * a/x);
cout << y;
return 0;
}

From my understanding, y should be equal to 8, but it's equal to 9 instead:

++x: x = 5
a%x=8%5=3
a/x=8/5=1
3*1=3
5+3=8

Can someone please tell me where my logic is failing here?

Thanks,
Mickael

Answer 1

% * and / have the same operator precedence so they will be evaluated from left to right.
x is 5
a is 8
8%5*8/5
8%5=3
3*8=24
24/5=4
5+4=9

Answer 2

Thanks! Makes a lot more sense now!