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a + b - c * d

If the types of a, b, c, and d are int, long int, float, and double respectively, then the type of the expression is:

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You can just ask your compiler.

#include <iostream>  
#include <typeinfo>

int main()
{
  int a;
  long int b;
  float c;
  double d;

  std::cout << typeid(a + b - c * d).name() << std::endl;
}
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then the type of the expression is

The longest, floatiest type.

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