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What is the output of this code? int y = 0;                  while(y < 14)                  {                    y++;                    for(int i = 1; i < 4; i++)                    {                      y += i;                    }                  }                  System.out.println(y);Select one:This program writes "14" to the standard output.This program writes "13" to the standard output.This program writes "21" to the standard output.This program writes "15" to the standard output.

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What is the output of this code? int y = 0;                  while(y < 14)                  {                    y++;                    for(int i = 1; i < 4; i++)                    {                      y += i;                    }                  }                  System.out.println(y);Select one:This program writes "14" to the standard output.This program writes "13" to the standard output.This program writes "21" to the standard output.This program writes "15" to the standard output.

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Solution

The output of this code will be "21". Here's the step by step explanation:

  1. The variable y is initialized to 0.
  2. The while loop will continue to run as long as y is less than 14.
  3. In each iteration of the while loop, y is incremented by 1 (y++).
  4. Then a for loop runs from 1 to 3 (inclusive), and in each iteration of this for loop, y is increased by i (y += i).
  5. So in each iteration of the while loop, y is increased by 1 (from the y++) and then by 1, 2, and 3 (from the for loop). This means y is increased by a total of 7 in each iteration of the while loop.
  6. The while loop will stop running once y is no longer less than 14. This happens after the second iteration of the while loop, at which point y is 14.
  7. However, the condition of the while loop (y < 14) is only checked at the start of each iteration, not in the middle of an iteration. So once the second iteration starts, it will run to completion, even though y becomes 14 in the middle of this iteration.
  8. Therefore, y is increased by another 7 during the second iteration of the while loop, bringing it to 21.
  9. At this point, the while loop ends, and y is printed out, so "21" is the output.

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