Modify the program below so that it displays the highest and lowest scores. Plea

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Modify the program below so that it displays the highest and lowest scores. Please put single line comment with explanation next to the line modified.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// From JAVA PROGRAMMING: FROM THE BEGINNING, by K. N. King //
// Copyright (c) 2000 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. //
// All rights reserved. //
// This program may be freely distributed for class use, //
// provided that this copyright notice is retained. //
// //
// AverageScores2.java (Chapter 5, page 193) //
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Computes the average of a series of scores

import jpb.*;

public class AverageScores2 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Prompt user to enter number of scores
SimpleIO.prompt("Enter number of scores: ");
String userInput = SimpleIO.readLine().trim();
int numberOfScores = Integer.parseInt(userInput);
System.out.println();

// Create array to hold scores
int[] scores = new int[numberOfScores];

// Prompt user to enter scores and store them in an array
for (int i = 0; i < scores.length; i++) {
SimpleIO.prompt("Enter score #" + (i + 1) + ": ");
userInput = SimpleIO.readLine().trim();
scores[i] = Integer.parseInt(userInput);
}

// Compute sum of scores
int sum = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < scores.length; i++)
sum += scores[i];

// Display average score
System.out.println(" Average score: " +
sum / scores.length);
}
}

Explanation / Answer

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // From JAVA PROGRAMMING: FROM THE BEGINNING, by K. N. King // // Copyright (c) 2000 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. // // All rights reserved. // // This program may be freely distributed for class use, // // provided that this copyright notice is retained. // // // // AverageScores2.java (Chapter 5, page 193) // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Computes the average of a series of scores import jpb.*; public class AverageScores2 { public static void main(String[] args) { // Prompt user to enter number of scores SimpleIO.prompt("Enter number of scores: "); String userInput = SimpleIO.readLine().trim(); int numberOfScores = Integer.parseInt(userInput); System.out.println(); // Create array to hold scores int[] scores = new int[numberOfScores]; int max,min; // Prompt user to enter scores and store them in an array for (int i = 0; i

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