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This loop should show the even numbers from 2 up to and including 10.
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This loop should show the even numbers from 2 up to and including 10. It misses the 10.
Say why, and fix it in two different ways.
The worked solution
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Plan. Write the last round first: it should be n = 10. The condition must then be True for 10.
The loop uses n < 10. For n = 10, that is False, so the loop stops before it shows 10.
Fix 1. Change the condition to n <= 10.
Fix 2. Change the limit: n < 11. This is also True for 10, and False for 12.
Check. The output is 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 for both fixes. After 10, n becomes 12, and 12 <= 10 is False.
Answer: n < 10 is False for 10. Use n <= 10 or n < 11.
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