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Count Down

Write a program that counts down from 10 to 1. The program should create a variable called number and assign it to the number 10. While number is greater than 0, it should display the number and then reduce number by 1.

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SET number TO 10

WHILE number > 0 DO
    SEND number TO DISPLAY
    number = number - 1
END WHILE

number = 10

while number > 0:
    print(number)
    number = number - 1


	
# Set number to 10
number = 10

# While number is greater than 0
while number > 0:
    # Display the current number
    print(number)
    # Reduce number by 1
    number = number - 1

Extension

Extend the program to allow the user to enter what number the count down should start from. Once the count down reaches 0, the program should display “LIFT OFF!”.

What number should the count down start from? 15
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LIFT OFF!

Target

You should be able to use While Loops to solve a problem.

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