Practice The While Loop (5.3) - Loops – for and while

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Question 1.
Write a while loop that prints numbers from 1 to 5.
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Remember to increment the variable inside the loop!
Question 2.
Create a while loop that stops when a variable reaches 10.
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What condition will make sense to stop at 10?
3Question 3.
What does a while loop do in Python?
- Executes a block of code a predetermined number of times
- Executes a block of code as long as a condition is true
- Does not execute at all
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Think about when the code will stop running.
4Question 4.
True or False: A while loop can cause an infinite loop if the condition is never met.
- True
- False
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Consider what happens if you forget to update your condition.
Question 5.
Write a program that finds all the prime numbers up to a given input number using a while loop.
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You’ll need to check divisibility for each candidate prime.
Question 6.
Create a 'guess the number' game using a while loop where the user has to guess a number between 1 and 50.
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Keep track of the number of attempts!

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