Quiz Practice Problems

Try to solve each problem on paper first before using Thonny to confirm your answers.

1. [PP Problem 2.1] Indicate whether the result is an int or float by (not) including a decimal point, e.g. 5 for an int, 5.0 for a float.

   For each of the following expressions, what value will the expression give?

   a. 9 - 3
   b. 8 * 2.5
   c. 9 / 2
   d. 9 / -2
   e. 9 // -2
   f. 9 % 2
   g. 9.0 % 2
   h. 9 % 2.0
   k. 9 / -2.0
   l. 4 + 3 * 5
   m. (4 + 3) * 5

2. Write a function named average that has two numbers as parameters and returns the average of those values.

3. Given variables x and y, which are assigned the values 3 and 12.5, respectively, what will the following expression print?

   a. print("The rabbit is " + str(x) + ".")
   b. print("The rabbit is " + str(x) + " years old.")
   c. print(str(y) + " is average.")
   d. print(str(y) + " * " + str(x))
   e. print(str(y) + " * " + str(x) + " is " + x*y + ".")