how to compiler compile if statement

Question

main()    
{

   int k = 5;

    if(++k <5 && k++/5 || ++k<=8);  // how to compiler compile this statement 
  print f("%d",k);
}

// Here answer is 7 but why ?

Answer 1

In following:

for && "something" is evaluated when first condition is True

for || "something" is evaluated when first condition is False

( (++k <5)      &&          (k++/5) )      ||      (++k<=8)

( 6 < 5         AND        something )     OR   something

( False         AND        something )     OR   something
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                False                      OR   7 < 8

                False                      OR   True
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                
                                          True

So k comes out to be 7