Puzzle 18Mutable Immutables
 fn​ ​main​() {
 let​ life_the_universe = &​mut​ 41;
  *life_the_universe += 1;
  println!(​"Life, the Universe and Everything: {}"​, life_the_universe);
 }

Guess the Output

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Try to guess what the output is before moving to the next page.

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The program will display the following output:

 Life, the Universe and Everything: 42
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Discussion

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