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


//This program shows one way to combine the if blocks to eliminate redundancy
int main()
{
    int x;
    int y;
    
    printf("Enter x and y, using space as a separator: ");
    scanf("%d %d", &x, &y);
    
    if(x<=y)
    {
           printf("%d is either < or = %d; checking:\n", x, y);
           if(x<y)           //less than
           {
               printf("%d is < %d\n", x, y);
           }
           else //(x==y)
           {
               printf("%d is = %d\n", x, y);
           }
    }
    
    if (x>=y)          //greater than or equal to
    {
           printf("%d is either > or = %d; checking:\n", x, y);
           if(x>y)           //greater than
           {
               printf("%d is > %d\n", x, y);
           }
           else //(x == y)  //equal to
           {
               printf("%d is = %d\n", x, y);
           }
    }

    system("pause");
}