In a payroll application, there is a need to represent the number of weeks in a year, which will not change over the course of the program. How should this be represented in the program to ensure the value remains unchanged?
Declare a constant with an appropriate name and assign the value 52 to it.
The number of weeks in a year should be input by the user each time the program is run.
Use a variable that is set to 52 at the beginning of the program and change it as needed.
Hardcode the number 52 wherever it is needed in the program without assigning it to a named constant.
A constant should be used to represent the number of weeks in a year because this value is fixed and should not be altered during the program's execution. Declaring a constant instead of a variable ensures the safety and consistency of the data. Using variables for fixed values can lead to accidental changes and bugs.
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