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1. How do we write comments in a C++ program?
2. What does the cout object represent?
3. What is a string? How do we write a literal string constant in C++?
4. Write a literal string constant for your name.
5. Write a character constant for the first letter of the alphabet.
6. What does a variable declaration tell the C++ compiler?
7. What does a named constant declaration tell the compiler?
8. Write a declaration for a variable called side1 that can hold a number with a fractional part.
9. Write a declaration for a constant called STAMP_PRICE that has a value of .33.
10. What are the advantages of using named constants over using literal constants in a program?
11. How do precedence and associativity differ?
12. How do we change the normal order of operations?
13. True or False: a division operation will always give a floating point result.
14. What happens when an assignment statement attempts to store a number with a fractional part in an integer variable?
15. Write a C++ statement that multiplies variable numCouples by 2 and stores the result in a variable called numPeople.
16. Write an output statement that prints the value of variable pkgWeight between the strings "The package weighs " and "pounds.".

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