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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types Numbers

Posted by Zeynalka Bob
Zeynalka Bob
168 Points

i got problem

when i do 5 x 12 it says error how to fix cuz x is multiply

2 Answers

Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points
Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points

Hello again,

Please let me know if I'm misunderstanding the question, but in python (and most programming languages), * is the multiplication symbol - try that!

For example, you could say something like:

number = 5 * 6
Zeynalka Bob
Zeynalka Bob
168 Points

sorry thank you again in my country its x the multiply

Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points

It's okay - a lot of people use x if they're just typing out a math problem for other people to read, so it's an easy mistake to make. In programming, it's just that 'x' could be a variable or something else, so we use * to indicate multiplication.

Zeynalka Bob
Zeynalka Bob
168 Points

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