What value will z have if we execute the following assignment statement?
Float z = 5 / 10;
A) z will equal 0.0
B) z will equal 0.5
C) z will equal 5.0
D) z will equal 0.05
E) none of the above, a run-time error arises because z is a float and 5 / 10 is an int

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A) 5 and 10 are both int values, so 5 / 10 is an integer division. The result is 0. Even though z is a float and can store the real answer, 0.5, it only gets 0 because of the integer division. In order to get 0.5, we would have to first cast 5 or 10 as a float.

What Value Will Z Have If We Execute the Following