what is the output of the following code?

a = 5
b = 10
if a * 2 > b:
print (“ a multiplied by 2 is greater than b”)
else:
print (“ a multiplied by 2 is not greater than b”)

1 answer

The code you provided has some indentation issues that will result in an error if executed as is. Here’s the corrected version of the code with proper indentation for Python:

a = 5
b = 10
if a * 2 > b:
    print("a multiplied by 2 is greater than b")
else:
    print("a multiplied by 2 is not greater than b")

Now, let's analyze the logic of the code:

  1. a is assigned the value 5.
  2. b is assigned the value 10.
  3. The condition checks if a * 2 (which is 5 * 2 = 10) is greater than b (which is 10).

Since 10 is not greater than 10, the else block will execute.

Thus, the output of the corrected code will be:

a multiplied by 2 is not greater than b