How many times will the following nested loop structure execute the innermost statement (x++;) ? for(int j = 0; j < 100; j++)
For(int k = 100; k > 0; k--)
X++;

Question

How many times will the following nested loop structure execute the innermost statement (x++;)? for(int j = 0; j < 100; j++)
For(int k = 100; k > 0; k--)
X++;
A) 100
B) 200
C) 10,000
D) 20,100
E) 1,000,000

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The innermost statement (x++) will execute once for each iteration of the inner loop. The inner loop iterates 100 times (from 100 down to 1) for each iteration of the outer loop, which also iterates 100 times (from 0 to 99). Therefore, the total number of executions is 100 * 100 = 10,000.

How Many Times Will the Following Nested Loop Structure Execute