Case 1

The YumYum store sells ice cream. Single-scoops cost $2.00, double-scoops cost $2.80, and triple-scoops cost $3.50.

-To most efficiently keep track of the sales for each of the three serving sizes,you would use ____.
A) three completely separate unnested if statements
B) nested if statements using AND logic
C) nested if statements using OR logic
D) four completely separate unnested if statements

Question

Case 1

The YumYum store sells ice cream. Single-scoops cost $2.00, double-scoops cost $2.80, and triple-scoops cost $3.50.

-To most efficiently keep track of the sales for each of the three serving sizes,you would use ____.
A) three completely separate unnested if statements
B) nested if statements using AND logic
C) nested if statements using OR logic
D) four completely separate unnested if statements

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Using nested if statements with OR logic would allow us to check if the number of scoops is 1, 2, or 3 in a single code block, without needing to use completely separate unnested if statements. For example:

if num_scoops == 1:
    price = 2.00
elif num_scoops == 2:
    price = 2.80
elif num_scoops == 3:
    price = 3.50
else:
    print("Invalid number of scoops")

This code block only requires one condition to be true in order to set the price, making OR logic the best choice.

Case 1 The YumYum Store Sells Ice Cream. Single-Scoops Cost $2.00, Double-Scoops