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The or logical operator is denoted by ||.

It returns true when the condition on the left is true or the condition on the right is true. Only one of them needs to be true.

Here’s the truth table:

a b a || b
false false false
false true true
true false true
true true true

For instance:

  • ( 1 < 2 || 2 > 3 ) returns true
  • ( 1 > 2 || 2 > 3 ) returns false

Note: The keyword or can be used in the place of ||.

Instructions

1.

Write the following if statement:

  • If day is equal to 6 or day is equal to 7, then print the word "Weekend".

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