Question

(10 points) [Edhesive] 3.6 Code Practice

Answer 1

Answer:

• You need to create a variable outside (before) the input loop.

• You need a variable inside your loop that temporarily holds the user input.
• In your loop, you will compare if the variable outside the loop is greater than (or less than) the new user input.

I don't know what program language you are using, but I will use python since it's easy to read and you will get the idea if you're using a different programming language.

Code (Python)

largestnum = 0

for x in range(6): #loops 6 times

   newnum = int(input("Enter a number: ")) #ask user for input & converts to int.

   if newnum > largestnum: #if new number is greater than largest num

     largestnum = newnum     #make it the largest number

   print("Largest:", largestnum)

The reason why you need a variable outside of the loop is because after the loop is done all variables inside the loop are trashed and can no longer be accessed outside of the loop.