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luc041.c

Problem Statement

Write a program to print 24 hours of day with suitable suffixes like AM, PM, Noon and Midnight.

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Author Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
License MIT
Difficulty Beginner (index: 0 / 10)

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Source Code

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int hour, temp;
    printf("Time \tSuffix\n");
    for (int hour = 0; hour <= 23; hour++)
    {
        if (hour == 0)
            printf("12:00\tAM (Midnight)\n");
        else if (hour == 12)
            printf("12:00\tPM (Noon)\n");
        else if (hour >= 1 && hour <= 11)
            printf("%02d:00\tAM\n", hour);
        else if (hour >= 13 && hour <= 23)
            printf("%02d:00\tPM\n", hour - 12);
    }
    return 0;
}

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    CODE (luc041.c):

    #include <stdio.h>
    int main()
    {
        int hour, temp;
        printf("Time \tSuffix\n");
        for (int hour = 0; hour <= 23; hour++)
        {
            if (hour == 0)
                printf("12:00\tAM (Midnight)\n");
            else if (hour == 12)
                printf("12:00\tPM (Noon)\n");
            else if (hour >= 1 && hour <= 11)
                printf("%02d:00\tAM\n", hour);
            else if (hour >= 13 && hour <= 23)
                printf("%02d:00\tPM\n", hour - 12);
        }
        return 0;
    }