CPSC 110 Spring 2012 Quiz 3 Practice Problems
Answer Key

    Instructions: The first three problems ask you to read a Pseudocode function definition. Trace through each of them by hand, keeping track of the variables, to determine the answer to the question.

  1. What value would functionA(5) return? 
    # Comment: A function definition that takes 1 argument named a

To functionA(a):
   Return: a + 100
  2. What value would inchesToCm(10) return? 
    # Comment: Convert inches to centimeters
# There are 2.54 centimeters per inch

To inchesToCm(in):
  Return in * 2.54
  3. What value would mystery(3,2) return? What value would mystery(2,3) return? 
    # Comment: A mystery function with 2 arguments

To mystery(x, y):
   Set M to x
   If y < x then do:
      Set M to y
   Return M




    Instructions: The next three problems ask you to define a function in Pseudocode. Model your answers after the Pseudocode algorithms in the first 3 questions.

  4. Define a function named avg3 that will compute and return the average of any three numbers. You function should have 3 arguments named a, b, and c.








  5. Define a function named kmToMiles that will convert kilometers to miles. 1 kilometer is 0.62 miles. This function should have one argument named km.











  6. Define a function named circumference that will compute the circumference of a circle with radius r. The formula for computing circumference is C = 2 × π × r. Use 3.14 as the value of π. This function should have 1 argument named r.








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