revised 10/01/98; 12/09/99; 01/20/00

CHAPTER 14 — Boolean Expressions

The if statements of the previous chapters asked simple questions, like count < 10. Often such simple questions are not enough. This chapter discusses ways to ask more complicated questions.

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QUESTION 1:

You have decided to bake some cookies (much cheaper than getting them at the Mall.)

An interesting cookie recipe calls for 4 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. You look in your supplies and find 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar.

Can you bake cookies with the supplies that you have?