If x is an int and y is a float, which of the following statements is not a legal assignment statement?
A) y = x;
B) x = y;
C) y = (float)x;
D) x = (int)y;
E) All of these are legal assignment statements

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Assigning a float to an int is a narrowing conversion and may result in a loss of precision, so it requires an explicit cast (as in option D). However, assigning an int to a float is a widening conversion, which can be done implicitly without a cast (as in options A and C).

If X Is an Int and Y Is a Float