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Complete the brief-to-result trace

Order the complete reasoning path for a small program before its result is approved.

Chapter mastery evidence

Four evidence records must agree before approval

Acceptance record
Expected result, actual result, and any mismatch
Input contract
Inputs, output, rules, boundaries, and invalid states
Trace evidence
State recorded after each relevant executed step
Algorithm plan
Finite, unambiguous steps that satisfy the contract

The records are intentionally presented outside execution order. Use their dependencies to arrange the reasoning path in the activity below.

Arrange in the correct order
  1. 1. Compare the final output with an independently expected result
  2. 2. Run a representative input and record each state change
  3. 3. Write finite, unambiguous steps in execution order
  4. 4. Define inputs, required output, rules, boundaries, and acceptance checks