C++ Program to find the maximum of three numbers [DEVCPP/GCC]

//Program to find maximum among three numbers

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
float a,b,c,max;

cout<<"ENTER FIRST NUMBER: ";
cin>>a;
cout<<"ENTER SECOND NUMBER: ";
cin>>b;
cout<<"ENTER THIRD NUMBER: ";
cin>>c;

if(a>b) //Comparing first two numbers (a & b)
max=a;
else
max=b;

if(c>max) //Comparing the max of above two numbers from the third number
max=c;

cout<<"\nMAXIMUM AMONG "<<a<<","<<b<<","<<c<<" IS:"<<max;

return 0;
}