Code Segment Ch 05-1 if (a 0) if (b 5) x = x + 4; else x = x + 3; else x = x + 2; -Refer to Code Segment Ch 05-1. If x is currently 0, a = 5 and b = 5, what will x become after the statement shown is executed?

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Code Segment Ch 05-1
if (a > 0)
   if (b < 0)
      x = x + 5;
   else
      if (a > 5)
         x = x + 4;
      else
         x = x + 3;
else
   x = x + 2;

-Refer to Code Segment Ch 05-1. If x is currently 0, a = 5 and b = 5, what will x become after the statement shown is executed?

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Since a is greater than 0, we move into the nested if statement. However, because b is greater than 0, the else statement executes. Next, since a is equal to 5, we execute the nested else statement and x increases by 3, resulting in x being equal to 3.