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Write a function bigger(a, b) that returns the bigger of two numbers, without using max.
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Write a function bigger(a, b) that returns the bigger of two numbers, without using max. What are bigger(7, 12), bigger(20, 3) and bigger(5, 5)?
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return ends the function at once.
The worked solution
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Plan. If a is greater than b, return a. Otherwise return b. When return runs, the function ends, so no else is needed.
bigger(7, 12)is12.bigger(20, 3)is20.bigger(5, 5)is5. Both are the same, so either one is right.
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