Conditionals with if, else, and Booleans

This code is from a program that diagnoses anemia, a health condition.

IF (ironLevel < 10) 
{
  diagnosis ← "anemic"
}
ELSE
{
  diagnosis ← "normal"
}

Which of these tables shows the expected values of diagnosis for the given values of ironLevel?

(Choice A)
ironLevel diagnosis
4.5 "normal"
8.2 "normal"
9.9 "anemic"
10.0 "anemic"
22.5 "anemic"
(Choice B)
ironLevel diagnosis
4.5 "anemic"
8.2 "anemic"
9.9 "anemic"
10.0 "normal"
22.5 "normal"
(Choice C)
ironLevel diagnosis
4.5 "anemic"
8.2 "anemic"
9.9 "normal"
10.0 "normal"
22.5 "normal"
(Choice D)
ironLevel diagnosis
4.5 "normal"
8.2 "normal"
9.9 "normal"
10.0 "anemic"
22.5 "anemic"
(Choice E)
ironLevel diagnosis
4.5 "anemic"
8.2 "anemic"
9.9 "anemic"
10.0 "anemic"
22.5 "normal"

`ironLevel`	`diagnosis`
4.5	"normal"
8.2	"normal"
9.9	"anemic"
10.0	"anemic"
22.5	"anemic"

`ironLevel`	`diagnosis`
4.5	"normal"
8.2	"normal"
9.9	"anemic"
10.0	"anemic"
22.5	"anemic"

`ironLevel`	`diagnosis`
4.5	"anemic"
8.2	"anemic"
9.9	"anemic"
10.0	"normal"
22.5	"normal"

`ironLevel`	`diagnosis`
4.5	"anemic"
8.2	"anemic"
9.9	"anemic"
10.0	"normal"
22.5	"normal"

`ironLevel`	`diagnosis`
4.5	"anemic"
8.2	"anemic"
9.9	"normal"
10.0	"normal"
22.5	"normal"

`ironLevel`	`diagnosis`
4.5	"anemic"
8.2	"anemic"
9.9	"normal"
10.0	"normal"
22.5	"normal"

`ironLevel`	`diagnosis`
4.5	"normal"
8.2	"normal"
9.9	"normal"
10.0	"anemic"
22.5	"anemic"

`ironLevel`	`diagnosis`
4.5	"normal"
8.2	"normal"
9.9	"normal"
10.0	"anemic"
22.5	"anemic"

`ironLevel`	`diagnosis`
4.5	"anemic"
8.2	"anemic"
9.9	"anemic"
10.0	"anemic"
22.5	"normal"

`ironLevel`	`diagnosis`
4.5	"anemic"
8.2	"anemic"
9.9	"anemic"
10.0	"anemic"
22.5	"normal"

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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:

IF (<condition>)
{
     <instructions 1>
} 
ELSE 
{
     <instructions 2>
}

If the <condition> is true, the first set of instructions is executed. Otherwise, the second set of instructions is executed.

a ← expression

Evaluates expression and assigns the result to the variable a.

**Relational operators**
Operator	Meaning
`a = b`	Equality
`a ≠ b`	Inequality
`a > b`	Greater than
`a < b`	Less than
`a ≥ b`	Greater than or equal
`a ≤ b`	Less than or equal

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