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set the total to 0 set more numbers to ‘yes’ while more numbers is ‘yes’, repeat these steps: input a number add the number to the total ask ‘Any more numbers? Yes/No’ say what the total is This ...

We can place the instructions we want to repeat inside a loop. You may want to repeat the instruction for a set number of times (FOR loop) or until a condition is met (WHILE loop). FOR loops are often ...