int x = 3;
float y = 4.5f;
short z = 5;
var result = x * y / z;

Console.WriteLine("The result is {0}", result);
Type type = result.GetType();
Console.WriteLine("result is of type {0}", type.ToString());

/* Output: 
  The result is 2.7
  result is of type System.Single //'float' is alias for 'Single'
 */