Separate sum accumulator from average in Multidimensional Arrays exercise - #886
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…cise The exercise reused a single average variable both to accumulate the running sum of grades and to hold the final computed average. Splitting these into sum and average makes the exercise and solution easier to follow without changing behavior or output.
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Summary
averagevariable both as the running sum accumulator and as the final computed average, which is a confusing pattern for beginners.sumvariable to accumulate grades;averageis now only assigned once, after the sum is known.Tutorial CodeandSolutionsections.No behavior change — output is still:
Test plan
gcc -Walland confirmed output matches exactly.float/accumulator lines and the final average computation — no other formatting/prose changes.