Chapter 2, Problem 3E

Choose the best data type for each of the following, so that no memory storage is wasted. Give an example of a typical value that would be held by the variable, and explain why you chose the type you did.

1. the number of years of school you have completed
2. your final grade in this class
3. the population of China
4. the number of passengers on an airline flight
5. one player’s score in a Scrabble game
6. the number of Electoral College votes received by a U.S. presidential candidate
7. the number of days with below freezing temperatures in a winter in Miami, Florida
8. one team’s score in a Major League Baseball game