Question

When comparing two numbers in Boolean, complete this code:

a = 12

b = 8

(1 point)

a == b is true

a = b is false

a = b is true

a == b is false

Answer 1

To complete the code comparing the two numbers `a` and `b` in Boolean, you should use the equality operator `==` to check if the numbers are equal. Based on the values provided:

```python
a = 12
b = 8

# Check if a is equal to b
result1 = a == b # This will evaluate to False since 12 is not equal to 8.
result2 = a = b # This is an assignment, which should generally not be used in Boolean comparisons.
result3 = a = b # This should not be here, as it doesn't relate to a comparison.
result4 = a == b # This is the correct comparison and will also be False.

print(result1) # This will print: False
print(result4) # This will also print: False
```

To clarify the statements:

- `a == b is true` → this is false since 12 is not equal to 8.
- `a = b is false` → this is incorrect because it is an assignment, not a comparison.
- `a = b is true` → this is also incorrect because it is an assignment.
- `a == b is false` → this is true since 12 is indeed not equal to 8.

Thus, the appropriate completion would be:

```plaintext
a == b is false
```