Why is 5^3 = 124 in the following code snippet and how do we correct the error?

Question

int a=15%10;
int b=pow(a,3);
cout<<b;

Answer 1

Declare b as float or double, pow() function returns double value.

Answer 2

@Antony, same here! ☺

Answer 3

Thanks for your help :)

Answer 4

or dont use pow

Answer 5

why are we getting wrong for 5 powers only when we use pow(5, )?