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Which function (int or float) would you use to read each value?
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Which function (int or float) would you use to read each value? (a) the number of students in a class, (b) the price of a pen, (c) a temperature such as . Why does int("3.5") fail?
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int() is for whole numbers. float() is for numbers that may have a decimal point.
The worked solution
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- (a)
int. A number of students is a whole number. - (b)
float. A price can have a decimal point. - (c)
float. A temperature can have a decimal point.
int("3.5") fails, because int() needs text that looks like a whole number. To change "3.5" into 3, convert in two steps: int(float("3.5")).
Answer: int, float, float.
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