2.5 Gold, silver, bronze

Gold, silver, bronze

Unit 2: Variables, Decisions, and Input · Lesson 2.5 else if Chains · code exercise, graded

A chain stops at the first true condition. Get the order wrong and the top rank becomes unreachable, which is the bug this lesson exists to prevent.

What to write

  1. Return "gold" for 100 coins or more.
  2. Return "silver" for 50 or more.
  3. Return "bronze" for anything less.
  4. Use one chain, not three separate ifs.

Order matters. If you test 50 first, nobody ever reaches gold.

Your code

This one prints numbers rather than moving anything, so there is nothing to animate. Press Submit to check it.



What it is checked against

These are the examples you can see. There are also 2 hidden cases with different setups, so printing the answers below as text passes nothing.

Example 1: what we set up

Harness h = new Harness();
System.out.println(h.rankFor(120));
System.out.println(h.rankFor(70));
System.out.println(h.rankFor(5));

What it should print

gold
silver
bronze

Example 2: what we set up

Harness h = new Harness();
System.out.println(h.rankFor(100));
System.out.println(h.rankFor(50));

What it should print

gold
silver

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