.data
	.align 2
item:	.word 5
	.word 9
	.word 23
	.word 2
	.word 38
	.word 48
	.word 3
	.word 4
	.word 47
last:	.word 63
	.align 0
str:	.asciiz "The answer is "
cr:	.asciiz "\n"
	.text
	.align 2
	.globl main
main:	ori $v0, $zero, 5
	syscall
	move $t0, $v0
	ori $v0, $zero, 5
	syscall
	move $t1, $v0
begin:  beq $t0, -1, dolast
	        la $s0, item
	        j loop
	dolast: la $s0, last
  	  loop: beq $t1, $zero, done
		lw $s1 0($s0)
		add $t2, $t2, $s1
		addi $t1, $t1, -1
	        beq $t0, -1, countback
                addi $s0, $s0, 4
	        j loop
	  countback:addi $s0, $s0, -4
 	        j loop
### Number of source instructions: 13
### Number of executed instructions for 1,5: 51
### Number of executed instructions for -1,5: 49
### Programming Partners: Ed Yakabosky and Kyle Nase
done:	ori $v0, $zero, 4
	la $a0, str
	syscall
	ori $v0, $zero, 1
	add $a0, $t2, $0
	syscall
	ori $v0, $zero, 4
	la $a0, cr
	syscall
	ori $v0, $zero, 10
	syscall