What is the output of the following statement sequence? public static void main(String[] args) { int x = 100.0 % 6.0; System.out.println(x); }

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The statement sequence presented contains an operation that leads to a compile-time error. Specifically, the problem arises from trying to use the modulus operator % with floating-point numbers. In Java, the modulus operator is defined for both integer and floating-point types, but the syntax used here involves int and assigns the result of a modulus operation involving floating-point literals (100.0 and 6.0) to an int variable x.

The main issue lies in the data type inconsistency: 100.0 and 6.0 are double literals, and the result of their modulus operation is also of type double. Since you're trying to assign a double value to an int variable without an explicit cast, the Java compiler raises an error due to the incompatible types. This results in a compile-time error rather than a run-time error, meaning the code doesn’t even compile successfully to run.

In contrast, if the numbers were specified as integers (e.g., 100 % 6), the code would compile and output correctly, demonstrating proper data type usage for the modulus operation. Therefore, the conclusion is that the issue with types in this context leads to the specified compile-time error.

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