class PrintfEx1 {
	public static void main(String [] args){
		double x = 23.456, y = 211.56, z = 9993.3422;

		System.out.printf("x to 2 places %.2f %n", x);
		System.out.printf("y and z to 2 places %.2f   %.2f%n",y,z);

	}
}
/*
 * %.2f is called a format specifier
 * this will output the value of x to two places
 * %n is the line separator
 */