Second Half of the Program

The second half of the program is similar to the first. It re-uses the variables that the first half created:

' Which earns the most money? 40 hours at $5 an hour
' or 30 hours at $6 an hour
' 
LET RATE = 5
LET HOURS = 40
LET PAY = HOURS * RATE  
PRINT "Pay for ", HOURS, "hours at ", RATE, " = " , PAY
'
LET RATE = 6
LET HOURS = 30
LET PAY = HOURS * RATE  
PRINT "Pay for ", HOURS, "hours at ", RATE, " = " , PAY 
'
END

Here is how the second half of the program works:

1. The value in RATE is replaced with 6.
2. The value in HOURS is replaced with 30
3. The LET statement:
   • Uses the value 30 in HOURS.
   • Uses the value 6 in RATE .
   • Performs the calculation 30 * 6
   • Stores the result, 180, in PAY .
4. The PRINT statement:
   • Writes Pay for
   • Looks in HOURS, gets the 30, and writes it
   • Writes hours at
   • Looks in RATE , gets the 6, and writes it.
   • Writes =
   • Looks in PAY, gets 180, and writes it.