/**
 * @author gando
**/
import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class mathMaxExample
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Scanner in      = new Scanner(System.in);
        int compareOne, compareTwo, largerNumber;
        String position;
       
        System.out.print("Enter a number to be compared. $> "); compareOne = Integer.parseInt(in.nextLine());
        System.out.print("Enter a second number to be compared. $> "); compareTwo = Integer.parseInt(in.nextLine());
       
        largerNumber = Math.max(compareOne, compareTwo);
        position = compareOne == largerNumber ? "first." : "second.";
       
        System.out.println("You entered the numbers " + compareOne + " and " + compareTwo + ". " + largerNumber + " was the larger number, and you entered it " + position);
 
    }
}