working of if-else-if ladder

basix2.c

#include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int a, b = 5, c = 12;
    printf("Enter an integer value:\n");
    scanf("%d", &a);

    if ( a > 10 )
    {
        printf("%d is greater than 10.\n", a);
    }
    else if ( a == 10 )
    {
        printf("%d is equal 10.\n", a);
    }
    else // if ( a < 10 )
    {
        printf("%d is smaller than 10.\n", a);
    }

    return 0;
}