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BJP3 Self-Check 4.6: ifElseMystery2

Language/Type: Java if/else method basics mystery
Author: Roy McElmurry (on 2013/04/01)

Consider the following method.

public static void ifElseMystery2(int a, int b) {
    if (a * 2 < b) {
        a = a * 3;
    }
    if (b < a) {
        b++;
    } else {
        a--;
    }
    System.out.println(a + " " + b);
}

For each call below, indicate what output is produced.

ifElseMystery2(10, 2);
ifElseMystery2(3, 8);
ifElseMystery2(4, 4);
ifElseMystery2(10, 30);

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