Answer
After these activities, the updated list will be: \(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8\).
Work Step by Step
To insert the number 3 into the list while maintaining the order, you need to find the appropriate position for it. Since the list is sorted, you can compare 3 with each element in the list until you find a number greater than 3. Once you find it, you insert 3 just before that number.
So, the required activities are:
1. Find the correct position for insertion
- Compare 3 with each element in the list until you find the place where it fits:
3 > 1
3 > 2
3 < 4 → So the insertion point is before 4.
2. Make room for the new element
- Shift all elements from 4 onward one position to the right:
Move 8 → position 8
Move 7 → position 7
Move 6 → position 6
Move 5 → position 5
Move 4 → position 4
3. Insert the new element (3)
- Place 3 in the now-empty position (position 3).
4. Update the list’s length
- Increase the count of elements by one.
After these activities, the updated list will be: \(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8\).
