Elementary Statistics and Computer Application

The REM statement

This statement is used to insert remarks (REMarks) or identification comments in a program.
The form of the REM statement is

The comments may be any message not enclosed between quotes.
Eg:
29 REM THIS PROGRAM CALCULATES
30 REM THE SUM OF THREE NUMBERS
when the comment cannot be contained in one line, it may be continued on the next line with new line number and the word REM.
Program
One foot = 12.0 inches, one inch = 2.54 centimeters. Develop a program to compute inches and feet of 76.2 centimeters. Print the result as
CM = INCHES = FEET =
10 REM PROGRAM TO COMPUTE INCHES AND
20 REM FEET WHEN GIVEN DATUM IS IN CM
30 READ A, B, C
40 DATA 12.0, 2.54, 76.2
50 J=C/B
60 REM VARIABLE J STORES THE NUMBER OF
70 REM INCHES IN C CENTIMETERS
80 F=J/A
90 REM VARIABLE F STORES THE NUMBER OF
100 REM FEET IN J INCHES
110 PRINT “CM =”, C,”INCHES=”,J.”FEET =”, F
120 STOP
130 END