diff --git a/control_flow/Cargo.lock b/control_flow/Cargo.lock
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+++ b/control_flow/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 4
+
+[[package]]
+name = "control_flow"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/control_flow/Cargo.toml b/control_flow/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/control_flow/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "control_flow"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/control_flow/src/main.rs b/control_flow/src/main.rs
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+++ b/control_flow/src/main.rs
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+fn main() {
+
+    //if else statements
+    let mut num1 = 10;
+    let mut num2 = 5;
+
+    if num1 < num2 {
+        println!("{} is smaller then {}",num1, num2);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        println!("{} is bigger then {}",num1,num2);
+    }
+
+    //if expressions 
+    //always need a else case and must be of the same type, ternary operations do not exist but this results the same
+    num1 = if num1 != num2 {5} else {15};
+    println!("num 1: {}",num1)
+
+
+
+
+}