Question

Evaluate the following expression as per Java priority & associativity.

79 % 2 + 2 %  79

Answer 1

Priority (Precedence): Modulo (%) has higher precedence than addition (+), so both modulo operations are evaluated first.

Associativity: Since the two modulo operators share equal precedence, they evaluate from left to right.

• 79 % 2: Leaves a remainder of 1 (since 2 × 39 = 78).
• 2 %
• 79: Since 2 is smaller than 79, it cannot be divided, leaving the entire number as the remainder, 2.
• 1 + 2: Addition completes, giving a final answer of 3.