Assuming ptr is a pointer variable, what will the following ...

[formula1]

Assuming ptr is a pointer variable, what will the following statement output?
cout << *ptr;
◦ the address of the variable stored in ptr
◦ the value stored in the variable whose address is contained in ptr
◦ the address of the variable whose address is stored in ptr
◦ the string "*ptr"
◦ None of these

[eliasc0401]

the value stored in the variable whose address is contained in ptr