1. Write a program that displays the following pattern:

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2. sales Tax

Write a program that will ask the user to enter the amount of a purchase. The program should then compute the state and county sales tax. Assume the state sales tax is 4 percent and the county sales tax is 2 percent. The program should display the amount of the pur- chase, the state sales tax, the county sales tax, the total sales tax, and the total of the sale (which is the sum of the amount of purchase plus the total sales tax). Hint: Use the value 0.02 to represent 2 percent, and 0.04 to represent 4 percent.

3.Write a program that asks the user to enter three test scores. The program should display each test score, as well as the average of the scores.

4. Write a program that computes the tax and tip on a restaurant bill. The program should ask the user to enter the charge for the meal. The tax should be 6.75 percent of the meal charge. The tip should be 20 percent of the total after adding the tax. Display the meal charge, tax amount, tip amount, and total bill on the screen.

5.Kathryn bought 600 shares of stock at a price of $21.77 per share. She must pay her stock- broker a 2 percent commission for the transaction. Write a program that calculates and displays the following:

The amount paid for the stock alone (without the commission)

The amount of the commission

The total amount paid (for the stock plus the commission)

6.Write a program that plays a word game with the user. The program should ask the user to enter the following:

His or her name

His or her age

The name of a city

The name of a college A profession

A type of animal

A pets name

After the user has entered these items, the program should display the following story, inserting the users input into the appropriate locations:

There once was a person named NAME who lived in CITY. At the age of AGE, NAME went to college at COLLEGE. NAME graduated and went to work as a PROFESSION. Then, NAME adopted a(n) ANIMAL named PETNAME. They both lived happily ever after!