Given the Following Code Fragment and the Input Value of 2.0

question 24

Multiple Choice

Given the following code fragment and the input value of 2.0, what output is generated?
Float tax;
Float total;
Cout << "enter the cost of the item\n";
Cin >> total;
If total >= 3.0)
{
Tax = 0.10;
Cout << total + total * tax) << endl;
}
Else
{
Cout << total << endl;
}

• A) 2.2
• B) 2.0
• C) 3.1
• D) 4.4

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