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Lesson 4

Here is the pseudocode: START • Declare Grade1, Grade2, Grade3, Grade4 as INTEGER • Declare Total, Average as INTEGER PRINT "Enter grade 1" INPUT Grade1 PRINT "Enter grade 2" INPUT Grade2 PRINT "Enter grade 3" INPUT Grade3 PRINT "Enter grade 4" INPUT Grade4 Total = Grade1 + Grade2 + Grade3 + Grade4 Average = Total / 4 PRINT "The average grade is", Average STOP

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Lesson 4

Here is the pseudocode: START • Declare Grade1, Grade2, Grade3, Grade4 as INTEGER • Declare Total, Average as INTEGER PRINT "Enter grade 1" INPUT Grade1 PRINT "Enter grade 2" INPUT Grade2 PRINT "Enter grade 3" INPUT Grade3 PRINT "Enter grade 4" INPUT Grade4 Total = Grade1 + Grade2 + Grade3 + Grade4 Average = Total / 4 PRINT "The average grade is", Average STOP

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Writing an Algorithm

Recapitulation
• Remember that an algorithm is a formal sequence of instructions of
how to solve a problem.
• In essence it is the recipe for solving a problem
Declaring variables
• In lesson 3 we learnt how to identify and name variables. Today we
will learn how to declare variables.
• When declaring a variable you give a suitable name and identify the
data type
What is a datatype?
• This is simply saying what type of data will your variable (container)
hold.
• Just as how you have a bag (container) to hold books, a wallet
(container) to store money and cards, a bottle (container) to store
water.
• There are 4 basic data types in algorithm.
Datatypes

Textual Numerical
• Character: This is used to hold a • Integer: This is used when the
single character for example a desire is to store a whole
letter or symbol. number for example number of
students in class.
• String: This is used to hold a
group of characters for example • Real: This is used to hold a
the name of a person decimal value for example price
of an item
Let’s declare some variables
• Write an algorithm that accepts the price and quantity of an item and
print the total price.

• Declare price as REAL


• Declare Quantity as INTEGER
• Declare Total Price as REAL
Activity 1
Identify and declare the variables in the problem statement below:
• Write an algorithm that accepts 4 grades and print the average grade.
Types of Algorithm
• An algorithm may be represented as a pseudocode, flowchart or
narrative.
Pseudocode
• This is a detailed yet readable description of what a computer
program or algorithm must do, expressed in a formally-styled natural
language rather than in a programming language.
Let’s Write a pseudocode
1) All algorithms will begin with the keyword START and end with STOP.
• Therefore go ahead and write :
START

Leave space to enter the Recipe

STOP
Cont’d writing pseudocode
• Take all the instructions that are under the P column in your defining
diagram and insert between START and STOP.
START
PRINT “Enter the quantity”
INPUT quantity
PRINT “Enter the price”
INPUT price
Total_Price=Price*Quantity
PRINT “The total price is”, Total_Price
STOP
Cont’d writing pseudocode
• Declare the variables immediately under the keyword START
START
• Declare price as REAL
• Declare Quantity as INTEGER
• Declare Total Price as REAL

PRINT “Enter the quantity”


INPUT quantity
PRINT “Enter the price”
INPUT price
Total_Price=Price*Quantity
PRINT “The total price is”, Total_Price
STOP
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Activity 2
Write a pseudocode for the following problem statement:

• Write an algorithm that accepts 4 grades and print the average grade.

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