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[[Image:XMMS-02-13-2008a.jpg|thumb|400px|left]]
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[[Image:Mms_full_02.jpg|thumb|400px|left|A full M&M jug.]]
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[[Image:XMMS-02-13-2008b.jpg|thumb|400px|left|The M&M jug from a more dramatic angle.]]
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M&M's are small candy coated milk chocolate delights that come in a rainbow of colors and several variations.  The XINU Lab maintains a supply of these colorful treats so that members of the lab can make it through the hard days and long nights of XINU development.
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[[Image:145ozmm.jpg|thumb|200px|center|Reference shot for 3-45 oz bags of M&Ms in the jug.]]
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[[Image:Mms_full_01.jpg|thumb|300px|center|Reference shot for 4.5-56 oz bags of M&Ms in the jug.]]
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== Number of M&Ms in the jug ==
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After filling the M&M jug about halfway full, I wondered about how many M&Ms it held.  A little investigation and I developed this program to provide the number of M&Ms given <math>n</math> ounces.
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=== mm.c ===
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Perhaps someone should port this to work with the [[XINU]] code base.
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<source lang="c">
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#include <stdio.h>
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#include <stdlib.h>
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void usage(char *prog);
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int main(int argc, char **argv)
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{
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    int oz, mm;
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    if (argc != 2)
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    {
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        usage(argv[0]);
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    }
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    oz = atoi(argv[1]);
  
M&M's are small candy coated milk chocolate delights that come in a rainbow of colors and several variations.  The XINU Lab maintains a supply of these colorful treats so that members of the lab can make it through the hard days and long nights of XINU development.
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    /* empirical evidence shows 500 M&Ms per pound */
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    mm = 500 * (oz / 16);
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    /* catch the remaining oz */
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    mm += (31 * (oz % 16));
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    /* technically it is 31.25 M&Ms per ounce */
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    /* so add 1 M&M for every 4 ounces */
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    mm += ((oz % 16) / 4);
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    printf("There are approximately %d M&Ms in %d ounces.\n", mm, oz);
  
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    return 0;
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}
  
[[Image:XMMS-02-13-2008b.jpg|thumb|300px|center]]
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void usage(char *prog)
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{
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    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s oz\n", prog);
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    fprintf(stderr, "  Calculate the number of M&Ms in oz ounces.\n");
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    exit(1);
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}
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</source>

Latest revision as of 22:35, 28 September 2011

A full M&M jug.
The M&M jug from a more dramatic angle.

M&M's are small candy coated milk chocolate delights that come in a rainbow of colors and several variations. The XINU Lab maintains a supply of these colorful treats so that members of the lab can make it through the hard days and long nights of XINU development.

Reference shot for 3-45 oz bags of M&Ms in the jug.
Reference shot for 4.5-56 oz bags of M&Ms in the jug.

Number of M&Ms in the jug

After filling the M&M jug about halfway full, I wondered about how many M&Ms it held. A little investigation and I developed this program to provide the number of M&Ms given <math>n</math> ounces.

mm.c

Perhaps someone should port this to work with the XINU code base.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

void usage(char *prog);

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    int oz, mm;

    if (argc != 2)
    {
        usage(argv[0]);
    }

    oz = atoi(argv[1]);

    /* empirical evidence shows 500 M&Ms per pound */
    mm = 500 * (oz / 16);

    /* catch the remaining oz */
    mm += (31 * (oz % 16));

    /* technically it is 31.25 M&Ms per ounce */
    /* so add 1 M&M for every 4 ounces */
    mm += ((oz % 16) / 4);

    printf("There are approximately %d M&Ms in %d ounces.\n", mm, oz);

    return 0;
}

void usage(char *prog)
{
    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s oz\n", prog);
    fprintf(stderr, "  Calculate the number of M&Ms in oz ounces.\n");
    exit(1);
}