What is the difference between imperative and declarative languages?

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Imperative languages use binary; declarative languages use hexadecimal.

Imperative languages use binary; declarative languages use hexadecimal.

Imperative languages use hexadecimal; declarative languages use binary.

Imperative languages use hexadecimal; declarative languages use binary.

Imperative languages focus on “how”; declarative languages focus on “what.”

Imperative languages focus on “how”; declarative languages focus on “what.”

Imperative languages focus on “what”; declarative languages focus on “how.”

Imperative languages focus on “what”; declarative languages focus on “how.”
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The correct response is:

Imperative languages focus on “how”; declarative languages focus on “what.”

This means that imperative languages specify the steps needed to achieve a goal (how to do it), while declarative languages specify the desired outcome without detailing the steps required to achieve it (what you want).