NOTE
Mr. Gordon adapted this puzzle from a Canadian Computing Competition problem originally published by the University of Waterloo.
He used the Claude Anthropic large language model to reformat the problem for better presentation using a web page as opposed to a PDF file.
He then edited the results for clarity, accuracy, and brevity.
Puzzle Description
At Chip’s Fast Food Emporium there is a very simple menu. Each food item is selected by entering a digit choice.
| Here are the three burger choices: | Here are the three drink choices: |
|---|---|
| 1 – Cheeseburger (461 Calories) | 1 – Soft Drink (130 Calories) |
| 2 – Fish Burger (431 Calories) | 2 – Orange Juice (160 Calories) |
| 3 – Veggie Burger (420 Calories) | 3 – Milk (118 Calories) |
| 4 – no burger | 4 – no drink |
| Here are the three side order choices: | Here are the three dessert choices: |
|---|---|
| 1 – Fries (100 Calories) | 1 – Apple Pie (167 Calories) |
| 2 – Baked Potato (57 Calories) | 2 – Sundae (266 Calories) |
| 3 – Chef Salad (70 Calories) | 3 – Fruit Cup (75 Calories) |
| 4 – no side order | 4 – no dessert |
Write a program that will compute the total calories of a meal.
Input Specifications
The program should prompt the user for a number for each type of item then calculate and display the calorie total.
NOTE
Your program should repeat the input prompt if an invalid choice is made.
Output Specifications
The program prints out on the screen the total calories of the selected meal, and stops executing after this output.
Sample prompts and user input
Welcome to Chip's Fast Food Emporium
Please enter a burger choice: 2
Please enter a side order choice: 1
Please enter a drink choice: 3
Please enter a dessert choice: 4
Sample output
Your total Calorie count is 649.
Rating
This problem is pretty mild. Be sure you have reviewed how to use selection statements.
TIP
This is not required, but you can spice up your solution and make your code less repetitive by using arrays (which we learned about last year) or dictionaries (which we did not learn about last year, but which are very useful).