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Problem Statement for "BiggestPaycheck"

Problem Statement

Your friend just asked your what is the biggest paycheck you have ever received. Since you have only been working for a few weeks, it is easy for you to figure this out. The value of your paychecks is given in ints a, b, and c. Return the value of the largest of your paychecks.

Definition

Class:
BiggestPaycheck
Method:
findBiggest
Parameters:
int, int, int
Returns:
int
Method signature:
int findBiggest(int a, int b, int c)
(be sure your method is public)

Constraints

  • a, b, and c will each be between 1 and 1000, inclusive.

Examples

  1. 50

    55

    60

    Returns: 60

    Looks like you've done better as time goes on. 60 is your biggest paycheck so far.

  2. 999

    1

    2

    Returns: 999

    You almost have to wonder if payroll made an error the first week.

  3. 50

    50

    10

    Returns: 50

    Doesn't really matter if two are tied for biggest, as it doesn't change your answer.

  4. 987

    654

    321

    Returns: 987

  5. 12

    34

    567

    Returns: 567

  6. 1

    3

    2

    Returns: 3

  7. 100

    20

    300

    Returns: 300

  8. 1

    1

    1

    Returns: 1

  9. 5

    50

    10

    Returns: 50

  10. 1

    2

    2

    Returns: 2

  11. 1

    3

    1

    Returns: 3

  12. 2

    2

    2

    Returns: 2

  13. 50

    50

    20

    Returns: 50

  14. 2

    2

    4

    Returns: 4

  15. 50

    50

    50

    Returns: 50

  16. 5

    5

    1

    Returns: 5

  17. 50

    50

    30

    Returns: 50

  18. 80

    70

    90

    Returns: 90

  19. 5

    50

    50

    Returns: 50

  20. 50

    50

    5

    Returns: 50

  21. 800

    70

    90

    Returns: 800

  22. 50

    50

    2

    Returns: 50

  23. 10

    20

    40

    Returns: 40

  24. 2

    3

    5

    Returns: 5

  25. 5

    5

    3

    Returns: 5

  26. 50

    50

    3

    Returns: 50

  27. 50

    20

    50

    Returns: 50

  28. 5

    5

    5

    Returns: 5

  29. 3

    3

    5

    Returns: 5

  30. 15

    5

    10

    Returns: 15

  31. 4

    5

    4

    Returns: 5

  32. 10

    5

    15

    Returns: 15

  33. 55

    55

    55

    Returns: 55

  34. 10

    100

    10

    Returns: 100

  35. 34

    34

    10

    Returns: 34

  36. 12

    34

    60

    Returns: 60

  37. 23

    56

    89

    Returns: 89

  38. 1

    2

    3

    Returns: 3

  39. 1000

    1000

    1000

    Returns: 1000

  40. 10

    20

    50

    Returns: 50

  41. 20

    70

    34

    Returns: 70

  42. 4

    5

    6

    Returns: 6

  43. 50

    65

    60

    Returns: 65

  44. 12

    34

    34

    Returns: 34

  45. 5

    6

    7

    Returns: 7

  46. 1

    202

    355

    Returns: 355

  47. 25

    25

    25

    Returns: 25

  48. 3

    3

    1

    Returns: 3

  49. 50

    50

    40

    Returns: 50

  50. 20

    20

    10

    Returns: 20

  51. 10

    10

    10

    Returns: 10

  52. 1

    1

    3

    Returns: 3

  53. 2

    2

    1

    Returns: 2

  54. 10

    10

    5

    Returns: 10

  55. 2

    3

    3

    Returns: 3

  56. 10

    10

    2

    Returns: 10

  57. 67

    99

    99

    Returns: 99

  58. 100

    100

    10

    Returns: 100

  59. 1

    5

    2

    Returns: 5

  60. 3

    3

    2

    Returns: 3

  61. 10

    10

    1

    Returns: 10

  62. 5

    2

    7

    Returns: 7


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