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earlier_date

Language/Type: C function basics if/else
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Author: Allison Obourn (on 2020/09/14)

Write a function earlier_date that takes as parameters two month/day combinations and that prints out the earlier date. The function will take four integers as parameters that represent the two month/day combinations.

The first integer in each pair represents the month and will be a value between 1 and 12 (1 for January, 2 for February, etc, up to 12 for December). The second integer in each pair represents the day of the month (a value between 1 and 31). One date is considered to come before another if it comes earlier in the year.

Below are sample calls on the function.

Function Call Output
earlier_date(6, 3, 9, 20) 6/3
earlier_date(10, 1, 2, 25) 2/25
earlier_date(8, 15, 8, 15) 8/15
earlier_date(8, 15, 8, 16) 8/15
Function: Write a C function as described, not a complete program.

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