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Python Technical Interview Prep: Python Basics Basic Python How Do You Like Them Apples

Noor Hafiza Binti Ibrahim
Noor Hafiza Binti Ibrahim
11,712 Points
Posted by Noor Hafiza Binti Ibrahim
Noor Hafiza Binti Ibrahim
11,712 Points

Bummer: Uh oh, I didn't get the correct value returned. It should have been 59. Instead, it was 0.84375

How do i get the correct value?

mathy.py 
# enter your code below
def mathy(divide,b,c):
    divide = b/c
    return divide

1 Answer

Jeff Muday
MOD
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,716 Points
Jeff Muday
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,716 Points

That was unexpected, you might try rethinking your approach somewhat. The first variable is an operation that comes in as a string. The other variables are numeric.

So you would write something like this:

def mathy(operation, x, y):
    if operation == 'divide':
        answer = x / y
    if operation == 'multiply':
        answer = x * y

    # YOUR CODE FOR ADD

    # YOUR CODE FOR SUBTRACT

    return answer
Leslio McKeown
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Leslio McKeown
Python Development Techdegree Student 9,390 Points

thanks for giving a clear example while still leaving the rest to be solved by the student

Jeff Muday
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,716 Points
Jeff Muday
Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,716 Points

Thanks... it's hard to know how much prompting to best help, but sometimes a little goes a long way!