{"id":195204,"date":"2025-02-26T18:42:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=195204"},"modified":"2025-02-26T18:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:42:07","slug":"write-a-program-that-determines-if-the-user-can-ride-a-rollercoaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/26\/write-a-program-that-determines-if-the-user-can-ride-a-rollercoaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Write a program that determines if the user can ride a rollercoaster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Write a program that determines if the user can ride a rollercoaster. To ride the rollercoaster, you must be at least 42 inches tall. You must also be at least 9 years old. Ask the user how tall and how old they are. Use a nested if statement to determine if they can ride the rollercoaster. If they can, print \u201cWelcome aboard!\u201d If they cannot, print &#8220;Sorry, you are not eligible to ride&#8221; 3.5.6: Roller Coaster Nou 1 import java.util.Scanner; 2 3 public class RollerCoaster 4- { 5 public static void main(String[] args) { Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); 8 } 9} }<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">the correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the correct Java program to determine if a user can ride a rollercoaster:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>import java.util.Scanner;\n\npublic class RollerCoaster {\n    public static void main(String&#91;] args) {\n        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);\n\n        \/\/ Ask the user for their height\n        System.out.print(\"Enter your height in inches: \");\n        int height = input.nextInt();\n\n        \/\/ Ask the user for their age\n        System.out.print(\"Enter your age: \");\n        int age = input.nextInt();\n\n        \/\/ Check if the user meets both requirements\n        if (height &gt;= 42) {\n            if (age &gt;= 9) {\n                System.out.println(\"Welcome aboard!\");\n            } else {\n                System.out.println(\"Sorry, you are not eligible to ride.\");\n            }\n        } else {\n            System.out.println(\"Sorry, you are not eligible to ride.\");\n        }\n\n        input.close();\n    }\n}\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explanation (300 Words)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This Java program determines if a person can ride a rollercoaster based on their height and age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Importing Scanner<\/strong>:<br>The program begins by importing the <code>Scanner<\/code> class, which is used to take user input.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Creating the Scanner Object<\/strong>:<br>Inside the <code>main<\/code> method, a <code>Scanner<\/code> object named <code>input<\/code> is created to read values from the user.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>User Input for Height and Age<\/strong>:<br>The program asks the user to enter their height in inches using <code>System.out.print()<\/code>. The entered value is stored in the integer variable <code>height<\/code> using <code>input.nextInt()<\/code>. Similarly, the program asks for the user&#8217;s age and stores it in the integer variable <code>age<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Checking Eligibility Using Nested If Statements<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The first <code>if<\/code> condition checks whether the user&#8217;s height is <strong>at least 42 inches<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the height requirement is met, a nested <code>if<\/code> statement checks whether the user is <strong>at least 9 years old<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If both conditions are met, the program prints <strong>&#8220;Welcome aboard!&#8221;<\/strong> indicating they can ride.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the age condition is not met, it prints <strong>&#8220;Sorry, you are not eligible to ride.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the height condition fails, the program skips checking the age and directly prints <strong>&#8220;Sorry, you are not eligible to ride.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Closing the Scanner<\/strong>:<br>The <code>input.close();<\/code> statement ensures the scanner is closed, preventing resource leaks.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This program efficiently determines eligibility using <strong>nested if statements<\/strong>, making it easy to understand and follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I&#8217;ll generate an image representing a rollercoaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve provided an image of a colorful rollercoaster ride at an amusement park, featuring excited children and families enjoying the thrilling loops and drops. Let me know if you need any modifications or further details! \ud83d\ude80\ud83c\udfa2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-195205\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Write a program that determines if the user can ride a rollercoaster. To ride the rollercoaster, you must be at least 42 inches tall. You must also be at least 9 years old. Ask the user how tall and how old they are. 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