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Question 11

An athletics track design program uses the following sub-program to calculate the total distance of a race in kilometres:

global conversionFactor = 1.609

function calculateTrackLength(laps, lapLengthMiles)
    distanceMiles = laps * lapLengthMiles
    distanceKm = distanceMiles * conversionFactor
    return distanceKm
endfunction

State the name of one local variable used in this sub-program.

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Subprograms Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Subprograms

29 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Subprograms, covering Built-in and user-devised subprograms, Functions versus procedures, and Global and local variables. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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