Operator Precedence

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Section 9.9 Operator Precedence

Now that we know several logic and arithmetic operators, we need to know the order in which the computer will evaluate a more complex expression.

More advanced operator precedences are introduced in Section 26.1.

Check Your Understanding Check Your Understanding

1.

Suppose that variables a, b, and c of type int have been declared and assigned the values:

a=3

b=4

c=5

What is the value of the logic expression:

(a + b > c) && (c - b == a)

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