diff --git a/Assignments/Solutions/Manika Joshi/Q1.cpp b/Assignments/Solutions/Manika Joshi/Q1.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int main()
+{
+   // int flag = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+    {
+        for (int j = 0; j < 9; j++)
+        {
+            if (j + i < 4)
+                cout << " ";
+
+            else
+            {
+                cout << "*****";
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        cout << endl;
+    }
+        return 0;
+}