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Bigger or smaller

Comparing values comes in handy, so let's make sure you are up to speed!

This exercise is part of the course

Introduction to Java

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Exercise instructions

  • Save the result of "5 is smaller than 7" to the boolean variable first.
  • Save the result of "9 is greater or equal to 2" to the variable second.

Hands-on interactive exercise

Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.

class Comparisons {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
    	
        // 5 is smaller than 7
        boolean first = 5 ____ 7;
        
        // 9 is greater or equal to 2
        boolean second = ____ ____ ____;
        
        System.out.println("5 is smaller than 7: " + first);
        System.out.println("9 is greater or equal to 2: " + second);
    }
}
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