what did i do wrong with if else

Question

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
int a = 54;
int b = 55;
if(a > b);
{
cout <<"congrats";
}
else
{
cout <<"dead";
}
return 0;
}

what did i do wrong?

Answer 1

after the if condition you have to erase the ";"

Answer 2

if(a > b);

no ; needed here

Answer 3

The comma used after the if logical expression means the if should do nothing