C++ Institute Exam CPA Topic 7 Question 95 Discussion

Actual exam question for C++ Institute's CPA exam

Question #: 95
Topic #: 7

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What happens when you attempt to compile and run the following code?

#include

using namespace std;

int min(int a, int b);

int main()

{

int b=10;

b = min(5,20);

cout << b;

return 0;

}

int min(int a, int b)

{

if (a

return(a);

else

return(b);

}

AIt prints: 10

BIt prints: 20

CIt prints: 5

DIt prints: 0

Show Suggested Answer

Suggested Answer: C

by Dalene at Aug 24, 2024, 09:26 PM

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Taryn

5 months ago

I think the correct answer is C) It prints: 5 because the function min will return the smaller number

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Krissy

5 months ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm going to have to think it through step-by-step. Let me see... *scratches head* Ah, I got it! It's C!

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Lovetta

4 months ago

Yeah, I agree with Lovetta. It should be 5.

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Naomi

4 months ago

I'm pretty sure it prints 5 as well.

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Josphine

4 months ago

No, I believe it prints 10.

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Kris

4 months ago

I think it prints 5.

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Denae

5 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be A) It prints: 10

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Elza

5 months ago

Ha! This is a trick question. The code is printing the value of 'b', which is initially set to 10. So the answer must be A.

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Theresia

5 months ago

Wait, I'm a little confused. Isn't the 'min' function supposed to return the smaller of the two numbers? If that's the case, then the output should be 5. C it is!

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Catherin

4 months ago

So, the output should be 5.

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Margo

5 months ago

Yes, you're correct. The 'min' function returns the smaller of the two numbers.

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Ling

5 months ago

Okay, let me think about this. The 'min' function is comparing 5 and 20, so it should return 5. That means the output should be 5. I'm going with C.

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King

5 months ago

I agree, the output should be 5

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Marvel

5 months ago

I think it prints: 5

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Dominque

6 months ago

Hmm, this seems straightforward. The function 'min' should return the smaller of the two numbers, so I'm going with option C.

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Naomi

4 months ago

Yes, option C is the correct answer

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Kelvin

5 months ago

I agree, it should return the smaller number

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Eveline

5 months ago

I think it prints: 5

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Tesha

6 months ago

I agree with Margret, the function min will return the minimum of the two numbers

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Margret

6 months ago

I think the answer is C) It prints: 5

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