#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
int x,y,z;
x=2;
y=5;
z= x+++y; //z= x++ + y.... x inc by 1 after addition
printf("x=%d y=%d z=%d", x, y, z); //output will be x=3,y=5,z=7
x=2;
z= ++x+y; //z= ++x + y.... x inc by 1 make addition..result according to your result
printf("\nx=%d y=%d z=%d", x, y, z); //according to your assumption...output will be x=3,y=5,z=8
}