Mathematical procedures and constants

Consider the following code segment:

a ← 3
b ← 8
c ← 5
result ← min( max(a, b), c)

The code relies on these built-in procedures:

Name	Description
`min(a, b)`	Returns the smaller of the two arguments.
`max(a, b)`	Returns the greater of the two arguments.

After the code runs, what value is stored in result?

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This code is written in pseudocode. You can't actually run pseudocode, but we use it for planning programs and for thinking about code independently of specific programming language.

AP CSP exam questions use pseudocode, so it's helpful to become familiar with it.

Here is a reference for the pseudocode used here:

Instruction	Explanation
`a ← expression`	Evaluates `expression` and assigns the result to the variable `a`.
`a + b`	Evaluates to the result of `b` added to `a`
`a - b`	Evaluates to the result of `b` subtracted from `a`
`a * b`	Evaluates to the result of `a` multiplied by `b`
`a / b`	Evaluates to the result of `a` divided by `b`
a `MOD` b	Evaluates to the remainder when a is divided by b. Assumes that `a` and `b` are positive integers.

AP®︎/College Computer Science Principles

Course: AP®︎/College Computer Science Principles > Unit 3

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