/////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///program that takes one value a and places/////////
///it to the power of another value b, defining//////
///the power function by c///////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
int main()
{
	  int a;   // defining the integer a which will be to the power of b
	  int b;   // defining the integer b which will be the integer being raised to some power
	  int c;   // defines the power function used to put a to the power of b
 
 
	  printf("Welcome\nThis Program takes  user-defined numbers\n(a and b respectivly), and puts 'a' to the power of 'b'\nPlease enter your value of 'a' below:\n");
	  scanf("%i", &a);
	  printf("\n\nGood, now enter your value for 'b':\n");
		 scanf("%i", &b);
	  printf("\n\nCOMPUTING");
		  c = pow(a,b);
	  printf("\n\nThe value of %i^%i is %i", a, b, c);
		 return 0;
}

some options
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%s       string (char *)
%d       int
%f       float

  scanf("%d,%f",int_val,float_val);