Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
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Chapter 18, Problem 15ICA
Write a program using if-elseif-else statements that displays a menu of traffic light colors (green, yellow, red). Depending on which button is pressed, the user should then be told to continue, slow, or stop. If the user closes the menu without making a selection, the user should be told to stop.
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