char a[100];

fscanf(fp, "%s %fn", &a, &b);

/* reads the list into the arrays name and prices and returns the number of lines (i.e.
elements) that have been read */

int read_priceList(const char* path, char names[100][100],
float price[100]){
FILE *fp = fopen(<path>, "r");

char a[100];
float b;
int i = 0;

if(fp == NULL) {
    perror("Error opening File");
    return -1;
}
while (!feof(fp) && i < 100) {
    fscanf(fp, "%s %fn", &a, &b);
    strcpy(names[i], &a);
    price [i] = b;
    i++;
}
i--;
fclose(fp);
return i;
}

char namesPricelist[100][100];
float prices[100];

readPricelist(<path>, &namespricelist[0][0], &prices[0]);