C173 WGU Scripting and Programming
Questions with Verified Correct Answers
%
Which operator should be used to determine if a number is evenly divisible by 5?
division
A car drove 200 miles using 10 gallons of fuel. Which operation should be used to compute
the miles per gallon, which is 20?
Float
A variable should hold a person's height in meters. Which data type should the variable be?
String array
A variable should hold the names of all past U.S. presidents. Which data type should the
variable be?
Constant integer secondsPerMinute
A program uses the number of seconds in a minute in various calculations. How should the
item that holds the number of seconds in a minute be declared?
Constant integer minAge
A program determines if a user's age is high enough to run for U.S. president. The minimum
age requirement is 35. How should the item that holds the minimum age be declared?
6.5
Given integer x = 3 and integer y = 5.
What is the value of the expression ( x / 2.0) + y?
, 10.2
Given float x = 10.2 and float y = 1.0.What is the value of the expression x / y?
Equality
What kind of operator is the == in the expression i == 20?
to group expressions
What is the purpose of parentheses () in a programming expression?
x / 2 + 0.5 /2 + .25
Given float x = 3.0. Which expression evaluates to 2.0?
( x >= 18) and ( x <= 24)
Which expression evaluates to true only when the user is within 3 years of 21 years, given a
variable x containing a user's age?
Float
Which data type is used for items that are measured in length
Integer
Which data type should be used to keep track of how many planes are in a hangar?
Hours and minutes
A function should convert hours and minutes to seconds, such as converting 1 hour and 10
minutes to 4,200 seconds. What should be the input to the function?
x
Questions with Verified Correct Answers
%
Which operator should be used to determine if a number is evenly divisible by 5?
division
A car drove 200 miles using 10 gallons of fuel. Which operation should be used to compute
the miles per gallon, which is 20?
Float
A variable should hold a person's height in meters. Which data type should the variable be?
String array
A variable should hold the names of all past U.S. presidents. Which data type should the
variable be?
Constant integer secondsPerMinute
A program uses the number of seconds in a minute in various calculations. How should the
item that holds the number of seconds in a minute be declared?
Constant integer minAge
A program determines if a user's age is high enough to run for U.S. president. The minimum
age requirement is 35. How should the item that holds the minimum age be declared?
6.5
Given integer x = 3 and integer y = 5.
What is the value of the expression ( x / 2.0) + y?
, 10.2
Given float x = 10.2 and float y = 1.0.What is the value of the expression x / y?
Equality
What kind of operator is the == in the expression i == 20?
to group expressions
What is the purpose of parentheses () in a programming expression?
x / 2 + 0.5 /2 + .25
Given float x = 3.0. Which expression evaluates to 2.0?
( x >= 18) and ( x <= 24)
Which expression evaluates to true only when the user is within 3 years of 21 years, given a
variable x containing a user's age?
Float
Which data type is used for items that are measured in length
Integer
Which data type should be used to keep track of how many planes are in a hangar?
Hours and minutes
A function should convert hours and minutes to seconds, such as converting 1 hour and 10
minutes to 4,200 seconds. What should be the input to the function?
x
