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4 This algorithm accepts weights of bags of cookies. Any cookie bag weighing between 0.9 and
1.1 kilograms inclusive is acceptable. Underweight bags weigh less than 0.9 kilograms and
overweight bags weigh more than 1.1 kilograms. An input of a negative number stops the process.
Then the total number of bags, the number of overweight bags and the number of underweight
bags weighed are output.
Accept← 0
Over ← 0
Under← 0
OUTPUT "Enter weight of first cookie bag"
INPUT BagWeight
WHILE BagWeight > 0
IF BagWeight > 1.1
THEN
Error ← 1
ELSE
IF BagWeight < 0.9
THEN
Error ← 2
ELSE
Error ← 0
ENDIF
ENDIF
CASE Error OF
0 : Accept ← Accept + 1
1 : Over ← Over + 1
2 : Under ← Under + 1
ENDCASE
OUTPUT "Weight of next bag?"
INPUT BagWeight
ENDWHILE
Total ← Accept – Over – Under
OUTPUT "Number of bags weighed ", Total
OUTPUT "Number overweight ", Over
OUTPUT "Number underweight ", Under
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(a) Complete a trace table for the given algorithm using this input data:
1.05, 0.99, 1.2, 0.85, 1.1, 0.9, 1.5, 0.95, 1.05, 1.00, 1.07, 0.89, –10
BagWeight Accept Over Under Error Total OUTPUT
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(b) There is an error in this algorithm.
Identify the error and write the corrected pseudocode statement.
Error ..........................................................................................................................................
Correction .................................................................................................................................
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