Edit File: sears.bas
1 REM :: THIS PROGRAM COMPUTES HOW MANY TIMES YOU HAVE TO FOLD 2 REM :: A PIECE OF PAPER SO THAT IT IS TALLER THAN THE 3 REM :: SEARS TOWER. 4 REM :: S = HEIGHT OF TOWER (METERS) 5 REM :: T = THICKNESS OF PAPER (MILLIMETERS) 10 LET S = 442 20 LET T = 0.1 30 REM CONVERT T TO METERS 40 LET T = T * .001 50 LET F = 1 60 LET H = T 100 IF H > S THEN 200 120 LET H = 2 * H 125 LET F = F + 1 130 GOTO 100 200 PRINT "NUMBER OF FOLDS ="F 220 PRINT "FINAL HEIGHT ="H 999 END