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A condition is either TRUE or FALSE. The IF statement has a condition. The computer
evaluates the condition and decides that if a condition is TRUE it will do something for
the TRUE condition.
Take the following:
IF A > 90 THEN PRINT "YOU ARE SMART"
The A > 90 is a condition. The PRINT "YOU ARE SMART" is the thing it does for the
true condition. In the above example, let’s give A the value 80. Would the message be
printed? No, it would not be printed because the condition is false (80 is less than 90).
Let’s try a program to compute the area of a rectangle.
Type:
NEW
10 INPUT "ENTER THE LENGTH";L
20 INPUT "ENTER WIDTH";W
30 LET A=L*W
40 PRINT "THE AREA IS";A
50 INPUT "ANOTHER? (Y/N)";R$
60 IF R$="Y" THEN 10
70 PRINT "THAT’S ALL FOLKS!"
80 END
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