/* ***********************************************
   File: meters.c
   Name: A. Student
   Username: astudent1
   Date: 10/24/07
   Description:  Gets yards from the user and displays that distance in
   meters
   ************************************************* */
#include <stdio.h>

/* Conversion factor for yards to meters */
#define  YARD_PER_METER  0.9144

float  convertToMeters( int  yards) ;

int main ( )
{
  int    yards = 0;          /* yards entered by the user */
  float  meters = 0;          /* distance in meters       */

  /* Get distance in yards from the user */
  printf ("Enter  the number of yards: ") ;
  scanf ("%d", &yards) ;
  printf("You said %d  yards \n" , yards) ;

  /* Convert yards to meters and print it out */
  meters = convertToMeters(yards);
  printf("%d  yards  is   %f  meters  \n" , yards, meters) ;
  return 0 ;
}

/*************************************************************************
 ** convertToKm  -  converts distance from miles to km
 ** Inputs:  miles . distance in miles
 ** Outputs:  float . distance in kilometers
/*************************************************************************/

float convertToMeters( int  yards)
{
  /* Do the conversion */
  float  k  = yards * YARD_PER_METER;

  return k;
}