VERY QUICK QUESTION!!

How do i make the median display as a double?
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#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>

using namespace std;
int main
{
int* randomArray(int, int);  /*This function creates an array of random numbers
							 of a given size within a given range*/
void displayArray(int*, int);  //This function displays the array of random numbers
void sortData(int*, int);  //Sorts the array data into ascending order
double findMed(int*, int);  //Determines the median of the array

int main()
{
	srand(time(NULL));
	int size = 0;
	int range = 100;

	cout << "Enter the size of the array: ";
	cin >> size;
	cout << endl;
	int* iptr = randomArray(size, range);
	cout << "Random Array: ";
	sortData(iptr, size);
	displayArray(iptr, size);
	cout << endl;
	sortData(iptr, size);
	double median = findMed(iptr, size);

	cout << "The median of the array is " << median << endl;
	cout << "The number of numbers in the array is " << size << endl;

	delete[] iptr;
	cout << "Type any key to continue--> ";
	_getch();

	return 0;

}

//Define randomArray() function
/*This function creates an array of random numbers
of a given size in a given range pointed to by an integer pointer*/
int* randomArray(int size, int range)
{
	int* iptr = new int[size];  //Allocate memory for the array
	for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
	{
		*(iptr + i) = rand() % (range);  //Generates a random number 0--range
	}

	return iptr;
}

//Define displayArray()
void displayArray(int* iptr, int size)
{
	for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
		cout << *(iptr + i) << " ";
	cout << endl;
}

//Define sortData() function
void sortData(int* iptr, int size)
{
	//This function sorts the data set using the selection sort algorithm
	int bottom = 0, top = size - 1, min, temp, minPosition;

	while (bottom < top)
	{
		min = *(iptr + bottom);  //The initial minimum value is at the bottom of the array
		minPosition = bottom;  //The initial position in array of minimum value

		for (int i = bottom + 1; i <= top; i++)  //This loop determines the minimum value in list from bottom to top and its position in the list
		{

			if (*(iptr + i) < min)
			{
				min = *(iptr + i);
				minPosition = i;
			}
		}
		//Swap bottom with new minimum value
		temp = *(iptr + bottom);
		*(iptr + bottom) = min;
		*(iptr + minPosition) = temp;

		bottom++;  //Increment bottom to new selection of array
	}
}

//Define findMed() function
double findMed(int* iptr, int size)
{
	double median = 0.0; //Median of array
	int mid = 0;  //Mid is the middle number or middle two numbers

		if (size % 2 == 0) //If size is an even number
		{
			mid = (size / 2) - 1;
			median = (*(iptr + mid) + *(iptr + (mid + 1))) / 2;
		}
		else //If size is an odd number
		{
			mid = (int)(size / 2);
			median = *(iptr + mid);
		}
		return median;
}
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The following will make the median show with two decimal places:

cout << "The median of the array is " << fixed << setprecision(2) << median << endl;

Be sure to #include <iomanip> for access to setprecision.
Oh wow I knew that, totally forgot! Thank you!
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