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Python

Posted by Samson George
Samson George
Courses Plus Student 2,498 Points

Output isn't correct?

Here the code is supposed to calculate the number of people a bill is supposed to be split amongst, it asks the two questions right, but doesn't give the answer, It just says Each person owes $(). And doesn't give the amount??? Here is the Code:

import math

def split_check(total,number_of_people): cost_per_person = math.ceil(total / number_of_people) return cost_per_person

total_due = float(input("What is the total? ")) number_of_people = int(input("How many people ? "))

amount_due = split_check(total_due, number_of_people)

print("Each person owes $()".format(amount_due))

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,658 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,658 Points

The typical placeholder token in a format string is a pair of braces ("{}"). I'm not familiar with a dollar-sign and parentheses syntax.

Samson George
Samson George
Courses Plus Student 2,498 Points

Thank You so much, I really appreciate it..