Unit 2 Cycle 2 Day 24: Iteration (nested loop count)

Unit 2, Selection & Iteration • Cycle 2
Day 24 Advanced Practice • Harder Difficulty
Focus: Nested Loop Multiplication Hard Iteration (nested loop count)

Advanced Practice Question

Format: Iteration (nested loop count)

What is printed?
"apcs-keyword">int c = "apcs-number">0;

"apcs-keyword">for ("apcs-keyword">int i = "apcs-number">0; i < "apcs-number">2; i++)
{
    "apcs-keyword">for ("apcs-keyword">int j = "apcs-number">0; j < "apcs-number">3; j++)
    {
        c++;
    }
}

System.out.println(c);
Difficulty: Hard  |  Topic: Iteration (nested loop count)  |  Cycle: 2 (Advanced)
Why This Answer?

Outer loop runs 2 times, inner loop runs 3 times each → 2 × 3 = 6.

Common Mistake
Watch Out!

Adding instead of multiplying the loop counts.

AP Exam Strategy

Nested loops multiply: outer iterations × inner iterations.

Master This Topic

This Cycle 2 HARD question tests nested loop multiplication. Review Unit 2 concepts to build mastery of selection and iteration.

  • Understanding nested loop multiplication
  • Tracing code execution accurately
  • Avoiding common pitfalls
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