When You Use a While Loop to Compute the Average

question 55

Multiple Choice

When you use a while loop to compute the average of several values, what variables do you need to keep track of (in addition to holding the value being processed) ?

• A) The sum of the values
• B) How many values have been processed
• C) None
• D) The sum of the values and how many values have been processed

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