Do these problems, and in each case put the givens in variables, and put the answer in another variable. Then, print that variable. When you are done, go back and change the value of the given and rerun to see that your change took. You only need the skills on our skill page to do these.

  1. I have 30 people and 3 pieces of silverware each. How many pieces of silverware do I need.  Set up a variable for people and number of Silverware per person. Create a variable that holds the total number of pieces of silverware. Print that variable. Then, change the 30 to 50 and see the new total.
  2. Put the first name Kris and last name Pepper together as Kris Pepper. Change the first name variable to your first name and the last name variable to your last name and rerun it to see your name.
  3. I have a stuffed animal selling for $30.00. I sold 2. It cost $25 to make each animal.  Tell me my total profit. Then, change the price to $40 and tell me my new total profit.
  4. Take the last name Pepper, and tell me what the name would be if the first letter were changed to L. Then, change the last name to your name and show the result.
  5. I travel 30 miles per hour for 5 hours. Tell me how far I traveled. Then, change to 50 miles per hour and print that result.
  6. I want a hat that costs $30. If I wait until it is on a 10% sale, how much will it cost? Then change to a 20% sale and tell me the sale price.
  7. Both my dogs want to be walked. My little one should be walked twice as long as my big one. If I walk the little one 60 minutes, how long will I be walking? Change to walking the little one three times as long as the big one (and get a sad big dog) to tell me how long I will be walking now.
  8. My dogs eat alot. I need to buy enough for 2 weeks. The little one eats 2 cups a day, and the big one eats 3 cups a day. How many cups of  dog food will I need? If a 1 pound = 2 cups, how many pounds will I need? When you are done, change to my big one eating 4 cups each day.

When done, work on problems 2 & 5 at the end of chapter 1. Write down the steps first. Use those step descriptions as comments in your code.