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Problem Solving – Problem 1

Problem Statement :

Your summer surveying job requires you to study


some maps that give distances in miles. You and
your co-workers prefer to deal in metric
measurements (km). Write a program that
performs the necessary conversion. The
program will display the distance in km.
Formula: (1 mile = 1.609 kilometers)

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1. Understand the problem:
 Statement to highlight: Your summer
surveying job requires you to study some maps
that give distances in miles. You and your
coworkers prefer to deal in metric
measurements (km). Write a program that
performs the necessary conversion. The
program will display the distance in km.
Formula: (1 mile = 1.609 kilometers)
What are the INPUTs ??? What are the OUTPUTs ???

What are the PROCESSes ???


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 Input
 the distance in miles
(M)

 Output
 the distance in kilometers
(K)

 Process (or formula)


 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers
 K = M x 1.609
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Structure Chart
(if using top-down design)

Main Problem

Convert the Display the


Input the distance
distance in miles distance in
in miles
to kilometers kilometers

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2. Design the solution (or Algorithm):
Algorithm is a step-by-step problem solving process in which a
solution is arrived at in a finite amount of time.

Algorithm can be designed using:


a) Pseudocode or
b) Flowchart

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a) Pseudocode
 Precise algorithmic description of program logic
 Its purpose is to describe, in precise algorithm
detail, what the program being design is to do.
 Requires the defining the steps to accomplish the
task in sufficient detail so that they can be
converted into a computer program.

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