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While Loop with division

LadieReign (5)
I'm having issues with the division section of my code. When I run the code for the decimal(answer) I'm getting 1.00 across the board. When user enters the number 5 the code is suppose to print:

Please enter a number between 5 and 12: 5
1/1 is 1.00
1/2 is 0.50
1/3 is 0.33
1/4 is 0.25
1/5 is 0.20


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#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

int main() {
   float answer = 0.00;
   int userNum = 0;
   int count = 1;
   
   cout << "Please enter a number between 5 and 12: ";
   cin >> userNum;
   cout << userNum << endl;
   
   if ((userNum < 5) || (userNum > 12)) {
      cout << "Please follow directions!" << endl;
      count = userNum + 1;
   }
   
   while (count < userNum) {
      answer = (1 / count) + (1 % count);
      cout << "1/" << count <<  " is ";
      
      cout.setf(ios::fixed, ios::floatfield);
      cout.precision(2);
      cout << answer;
      
      cout << endl;
      count++;
   }
   
   return 0;
}
keskiverto (10402)
What do you try to achieve on line 20?

Integer division produces integer:
1/1 + 1%1 = 1 + 0 = 1
1/2 + 1%2 = 0 + 1 = 1
1/3 + 1%3 = 0 + 1 = 1
1/4 + 1%4 = 0 + 1 = 1


On the other hand (1.0 / count) is a floating point division.
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