Examples of Algorithms and Flowcharts (with C code)

1. To find sum of two numbers

Algorithm Flowchart Program

1. Start Start
2. Read a, b
3. c=a+b
4. Print or display c Read a, b
5. Stop

c=a+b

Write c

Stop

2. Finding Area of the square

Algorithm Flowchart Program

Start
1. Start
2. Read length, L
3. area = L*L Read L
4. Print or display area
5. Stop
area = L*L

Write
area

Stop

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3. Finding Area of the rectangle
Algorithm Flowchart Program

Start

1. Start
2. Read side length, a Read a
3. Read side length b
4. area = a*b
5. Print or display area
Read b
6. Stop

area = a*b

Write
area

Stop

4. Area of a triangle where three sides are given

Algorithm Flowchart Program

Start
1. Start
2. Read a, b, c
3. s = (a+b+c)/2
Read a, b, c
4. A=sqrt (s *(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c))
5. Print or display A
6. Stop
s = (a+b+c)/2
A = sqrt s(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c)

Write
A

Stop

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5. Find the area & perimeter of a square
Algorithm Flowchart Program

1. Start Start
2. Read length L
3. Area A = L*L
4. Perimeter P = 4*L Read L
5. Print or display A,P
6. Stop
A = L*L
P = 4*L

Write
A, P

Stop

6. Calculating the average for 3 numbers

Algorithm Flowchart Program

1. Start
2. Read 3 numbers A, B, C
3. Calculate the average by
the equation:
Average = (A + B + C)/3
4. Print average
5. Stop

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7. Greatest of two numbers
Algorithm Flowchart Program

1. Start
2. Read A,B
3. If A > B then
Print A is large
else
Print B is large
4. Stop

8. Interchange the value of two numbers

Algorithm Flowchart Program

1. Start
2. Read two values into two variables a, b
3. Declare third variable, c
c=a
a=b
b=c
4. Print or display a, b
5. Stop

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9. Calculate simple interest using the expression (SI=PNR/100)
Algorithm Flowchart Program

Start

1. Start
2. Read P, N, R
3. SI=(PNR)/100 Read P, N, R
4. Print SI
5. Stop
SI = (P*N*R)/100

Write
SI

Stop

10. Convert temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius

Algorithm Flowchart Program

1. Start
2. Initialize F = 0, C = 0
3. Read F
4. C = (F-32) * 5/9
5. Write C
6. Stop

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11. Draw a flowchart for computing factorial N, where N! = 1 * 2 * 3 * …… N
Algorithm Flowchart Program

Start
1. Start
2. Read N
3. Initialize F =1, i = 1
Read N
4. F = F * i;
5. Increment i by 1
6. Repeat step 4 & 5 until i = N
F=1
7. Print F i=1
8. Stop

F=F*i

i=i+1 No Is
i = N?

Yes

Write F

Stop

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12. Find the Sum of First Five Natural Numbers

Algorithm Flowchart Program

1. Start
2. Initialize count = 0, sum = 0
3. count = count + 1
4. sum = sum + count
5. Repeat steps 3,4 until count > 5
6. Print sum
7. Stop

13. Calculating sum of integers 1 to 100

Algorithm Flowchart Program

1. Start
2. Initialize count i = 1, sum = 0 Start
3. sum = sum + i
4. Increment i by 1
i=1
5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 until i > 100 sum = 0
6. Print sum
7. Stop
sum = sum + i

i=i+1

No Is
i>100?

Yes
Write
sum

Stop

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14. To find the sum of n natural Numbers
Algorithm Flowchart Program

1. Start
2. Read n
3. count=0
4. sum=0
5. count = count + 1
6. sum = sum + count
7. Repeat steps 5 & 6 until
count > n
8. Print sum
9. Stop

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15. Sum of squares of n natural numbers
Algorithm Flowchart Program

Start
1. Start
2. Read n
3. i = 0, sum = 0
Read n
4. i=i+1
5. sum = sum + (i*i)
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until i > n
i=0
7. Print sum sum = 0
8. Stop

i=i+1
sum = sum + (i*i)

No Is
i>n

Yes
Write
sum

Stop

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16. To find the sum of all even numbers up to ‘n’

Algorithm Flowchart Program

Start
1. Start
2. Read n
3. count=0 READ n
4. sum=0
5. count = count + 2
6. sum = sum + count count = 0
7. Repeat steps 5 & 6 until count ≤ n sum = 0
8. Print sum
9. Stop
count = count+ 2

sum = sum + count

No Is
count ≤ n

Yes
Write
sum

Stop

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17. To find Product of numbers up to N

Algorithm Flowchart Program

1. Start Start
2. Read n
3. count i = 1
4. product = 1 READ n
5. product=count*product
6. count = count + 1
7. Repeat steps 5,6 until count ≤ N count i = 1
8. Print product product = 1
9. Stop

count = count + 1
product = product*count

Is
count ≤ n

No

Yes
Write
product

Stop

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18. Sum of first 50 odd numbers
Algorithm Flowchart Program

1. Start
2. sum=0, n = 1
3. sum=sum + n
4. n=n+2
5. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until
n ≤ 99
6. Print sum
7. Stop

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