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mounica padamati
353 PointsOutput a sentence that takes both the name and past tense verb using a single statement. It should look like this:
how do i print in a single statement
// I've imported java.io.Console for you. It is stored in a variable called console for you.
String name = console.readLine("Enter your name: ");
String pastTenseVerb = console.readLine("Enter your pastTenseVerb: ");
console.printf(name "%s really %s" pastTenseVerb);
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KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,969 PointsSee the previous video @2:50
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Jonathan Barclay
4,900 PointsI checked all this and I still have the wrong answer even after seeing all the examples
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Tom Achki
3,680 Pointsconsole.printf("%s really %s this coding exercise.", name, pastTenseVerb);
You just need to use string placeholders properly. After this "%s really %s this coding exercise." you need to add comma and point to the variables with right order.
Jonathan Barclay
4,900 PointsJonathan Barclay
4,900 Pointsthe video really doesn't help much with this one.