figure - the first ver sion of the constructor provides default value for the name figure - supplying the con structor with name provides customized output working with variables as mentioned earlier in the bookvariables are storage containers that hold data when working with classesyou need to consider how the data is stored and managed class can include both class variables and instance variables the class variables are defined as part of the class itselfwhile instance variables are defined as part of methods the following sections show how to use both variable types