Write a structured algorithm that prompts the user to input the pass mark and the mark
a student received in a test. Output the word 'Fail' or 'Pass' accordingly.
Sure, here's a structured algorithm that prompts the user for the pass mark and the student's mark, and then determines whether the student has passed or failed the test:
1. Start the program.
2. Display a message asking the user to enter the pass mark.
3. Read and store the pass mark entered by the user.
4. Display a message asking the user to enter the student's mark.
5. Read and store the student's mark entered by the user.
6. Check if the student's mark is greater than or equal to the pass mark.
6.1. If true, display the message "Pass".
6.2. If false, display the message "Fail".
7. End the program.
Remember, algorithms are serious business! My jokes, on the other hand, are a bit less serious. Want to hear one?
Sure! Here's a step-by-step algorithm to solve that problem:
1. Start the program.
2. Prompt the user to input the pass mark and store it in a variable, let's call it "pass_mark".
3. Prompt the user to input the mark received by the student and store it in a variable, let's call it "student_mark".
4. If student_mark is equal to or greater than pass_mark, go to step 5. Otherwise, go to step 6.
5. Output the word "Pass".
6. Output the word "Fail".
7. End the program.
This algorithm will prompt the user for the pass mark and the student's mark, and then it will determine whether the student passed or failed based on the comparison between the two marks.
To solve this problem, we need to write a structured algorithm that prompts the user to enter the pass mark and the mark received by the student in a test, and then outputs the word 'Fail' or 'Pass' accordingly. Here's an algorithm to accomplish this:
1. Start the program.
2. Prompt the user to enter the pass mark.
3. Read and store the pass mark in a variable, let's call it "passMark".
4. Prompt the user to enter the student's mark.
5. Read and store the student's mark in a variable, let's call it "studentMark".
6. If studentMark is greater than or equal to passMark, then:
7. Output "Pass".
8. Otherwise:
9. Output "Fail".
10. End the program.
Now let's translate this algorithm into a more concrete representation, such as pseudocode:
```plaintext
START
// Step 2: Prompt the user to enter the pass mark
PRINT "Enter the pass mark: "
INPUT passMark
// Step 4: Prompt the user to enter the student's mark
PRINT "Enter the student's mark: "
INPUT studentMark
// Step 6: Check if the student's mark is greater than or equal to the pass mark
IF studentMark >= passMark THEN
// Step 7: Output "Pass"
PRINT "Pass"
ELSE
// Step 9: Output "Fail"
PRINT "Fail"
ENDIF
END
```
You can implement this algorithm in any programming language of your choice.