This code snippet calculates the average of some scores and...

This code snippet calculates the average of some scores and stores the result in the variable ave. Here's what each part does:

1. double total = 25.5;
   This declares and initializes a variable total of type double to 25.5. It represents the total score or sum of some values.

2. int numScores = 3;
   This declares and initializes an integer variable numScores to 3. It represents the number of scores being considered.

3. double ave = total/(double)numScores;
   This calculates the average of the scores:

   • numScores is cast to double using (double)numScores, ensuring that the division is performed as a floating-point division rather than integer division. Without this cast, the result might lose precision since numScores is initially an int.
   • total is divided by the casted numScores, which results in a floating-point number.
   • The result of the division, representing the average of the scores, is stored in the variable ave.

For this specific example:

• total = 25.5, numScores = 3.
• The calculation would be 25.5 / 3.0, resulting in 8.5.
• Hence, ave will be 8.5.