# Categorize the variable `age` into life stages using if-elif-else: print "child" if age < 13, "teen"

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Domain: Python · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Categorize the variable `age` into life stages using if-elif-else: print "child" if age < 13, "teen" if age < 18, "adult" if age < 65, otherwise print "senior".

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