An algorithm is used to calculate the delivery charge of a heavy-duty drone courier based on the weight of a package in kilograms.
10 SEND "Drone Express Shipping Calculator" TO DISPLAY
11 SEND "Enter package weight in kg:" TO DISPLAY
12 RECEIVE weight FROM (INTEGER) KEYBOARD
13 SEND "Processing shipping for " & weight & " kg" TO DISPLAY
14
15 IF (weight > 12) THEN
16 SET charge TO 35 + (3 * (weight - 12))
17 ELSE
18 IF (weight > 7) THEN
19 SET charge TO 35
20 ELSE
21 IF (weight > 3) THEN
22 SET charge TO 20
23 ELSE
24 SET charge TO 8
25 END IF
26 END IF
27 END IF
28
29 SEND "Total: £" & charge TO DISPLAY
Complete the table below to show the final output displayed by line 29 of the algorithm for each given input.
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| 16 | |
| 3 | |
| 8 |
159 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Algorithms, covering Constructs for solving problems, Variables, constants and data structures, Arithmetic, relational and logical operators, Tracing algorithm output with trace tables, Types of error and correcting logic errors, Standard algorithms (sorts and searches), and Evaluating algorithm fitness and efficiency. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.