Consider the Following Code Snippet

question 59

Multiple Choice

Consider the following code snippet.What is the potential problem with the if statement?

• A)Using == to test the double variable average for equality is error-prone.
• B)The conditional will not evaluate to a Boolean value.
• C)The assignment operator should not be used within an if-statement conditional.
• D)Literals should never be used in if statement conditionals.

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