#include<stdio.h>
main()
 {
  int list[100],n,i,x,p;
  printf("enter the size of the list =");
  scanf("%d",&n);
  printf("enter the elements=");
  for(i=0;i<n;i++)
  scanf("%d",&list[i]);
  p=0;
  printf("enter the element to be searched");
  scanf("%d",&x);
  for(i=0;i<n;i++)
  {
  if(list[i]==x)
  {
   p=i+1;
  }
}
  if(p>0)
  printf("position of the element %d is %d",x,p);
  else printf("try again");
  getch();
}
    

                               output
enter the size of the list = 6
enter the elements=42
55
66
87
123
142
enter the element to be searched87
position of the element 87 is 4