Transfer practice · Use a numeric for loop to display 2, 3, and 4 in order. Change the starting number as well as the final limit.

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Use a numeric for loop to display 2, 3, and 4 in order. Change the starting number as well as the final limit.

Expected output

2
3
4

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for step = 1, 2 do
    print(step)
end

The loop prints 1 and then 2, once for each value of step.

Syntax in this activity

New syntax: for round = 1, 3 do, end

Earlier ideas used here

printing
numbers
local-variables

Explain more

do begins the repeated block; end closes it. The loop variable changes for each repetition. A limit of 3 includes the number 3.

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 round  1, 3 
    round

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for step = 1, 2 do
    print(step)
end

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for step=1,3 do
    print(step)
end

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Your task

Use a numeric for loop to display 2, 3, and 4 in order. Change the starting number as well as the final limit.

Expected output

2
3
4

Lines must stay in order. Spelling, capitalization and spaces inside a message matter.

See another example

for step = 1, 2 do
    print(step)
end

The loop prints 1 and then 2, once for each value of step.

Syntax in this activity

New syntax: for round = 1, 3 do, end

Earlier ideas used here

printing
numbers
local-variables

Explain more

do begins the repeated block; end closes it. The loop variable changes for each repetition. A limit of 3 includes the number 3.

Explain this code

Select a word or symbol in this authored example. Your editor draft stays unchanged.

 round  1, 3 
    round

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Free experiment

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for step = 1, 2 do
    print(step)
end

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Experiment Output

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