Can someone help explain how this code works?

Question

a C++ challenge question
https://code.sololearn.com/c4MQtfGDcJwx/?ref=app

Answer 1

Best to break things down/apart when you do not understand them.

that said, the last line is a bit confusing and I would not recommend doing it exactly like this.

https://code.sololearn.com/cXrY62zx5joU/?ref=app