State the most suitable data type for the following variables used in the algorithm below.
stepsCount ← USERINPUT
targetSteps ← USERINPUT
averagePace ← 0.0
statusMessage ← "Activity recorded successfully"
errorMessage ← "Invalid steps entered"
IF stepsCount > 0 THEN
IF stepsCount >= targetSteps THEN
averagePace ← 5.2
OUTPUT statusMessage
ELSE
averagePace ← (stepsCount / targetSteps) * 10
OUTPUT averagePace
ENDIF
ELSE
OUTPUT errorMessage
ENDIF
| Variable identifier | Data type |
|---|---|
| averagePace | |
| statusMessage |
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