To practice writing basic pseudocode for the solution of a problem
Assignment:
First solve each of the two problems shown below. (25 points each,
so make sure you show your work, no matter how simple you think it is)
Then write an algorithm for each of these two problems in pseudocode.(25
points each)
1) Ms. Block passed around a bowl of candy to the students
in her class. Before class, she ate 1 piece of candy and gave 3 pieces
to Mr. Frey. Eight students arrived for class. The first student took a
piece of candy, the second student took 3 pieces, the third student took 5
pieces and so on. After the last student took his/her candy, the basket
was empty. How many pieces of candy were in the bowl at the beginning?
Tips about problem # 1 :
The bowl will always be empty at the end.
The user should specify the number of pieces Ms. Block
eats, as well as the number she gives to Mr Frey.
The algorithm should work with any number of students,
so the user should specify the number of students.
The user should specify the number of pieces that
that one student eats "more" than the previous student.
2) Your grade in CMSC104 is based on the following: