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stage 1 : Input Process Output analysis 🏁

read these notes and complete the task at the end.
Problem Description (reminder)
The organisers of a Triathlon competition have asked you to develop a program to process the points data. Triathlon competitors are awarded points for swim, cycle and run events. The points total is calculated by adding up the three event points.
Your program should ask the user to enter the points for each event and then calculate the total points. Finally you should display the total points.
Read the problem description 👆 above and
Identify the Inputs, Outputs and Processes.
Input look for descriptions of what a user will type in.
Process look for descriptions of what results are calculated.
Output look for descriptions of what display a user will expect to see. ​
sketch
It might help to make a sketch 👆 of what you think the console display will look like when the program is running.
Make 3 headings, one each for Input, Process and Output
Name and list the data items required under each heading.
Keep a note of your IPO list, it will be useful for writing your pseudocode.
You could add the IPO to the pseudocode.md file

Task 1 🧑‍💻 Complete IPO analysis

open the pseudocode.md file
complete the missing details for the IPO list.
Work with a partner or tutor to check you have completed this task

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move on to the stage 2 page in the tutorial to complete pseudocode
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