WHY NOT WORKING?

Question

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int a = 1;
while (a > 278) {
cout << a;
a = a + 5;
}
}

Answer 1

"a" equals 1 so there is no way it will ever be greater than 278.
the while loop will not execute and the main will terminate.

Answer 2

a=a+5; doesn't happen because is inside the while loop that will not run as it checks a to be greater than 278.

to do what you want to do you probably have to change line 5 like this:
while(a<278){
this way the wile loop will execute continously until the value of a increases above 278 and the program will terminate.

Answer 3

I understood. Thank you very much.

Answer 4

But in fact in a cycle there is a = a + 5