C++: How to do floating point division?

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From: Jules
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 00:00

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Dear all, I want to do a const line like this in C++:

const float pi = 22/7;

but '/' will only return an int, so how do I have a float to store in pi?

Thanks,
            Jules

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From: "Jules" <julius@clara.net>
Subject: C++: How to do floating point division?
Date: 1999/02/19
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