Integer Average

Fundamentals: Part 1medium

Course · Section 2: JavaScript Fundamentals – Part 1 · Lecture 13: Basic Operators

Implement `avg(a, b)` returning the floor of the average of two non-negative integers.

Input: avg(4, 8)

Output: 6

Input: avg(3, 4)

Output: 3

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Common pitfalls

Integer overflow is not a concern in JS doubles for normal values, but floating division still needs flooring.

Approach & explanation (try first)

Math.floor((a + b) / 2) gives the integer average of two non-negative numbers.

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