print \
"""
If a pregnant hippo, weighing 2,000 pounds, gives birth to a 100 pound
calf,
but then eats 50 pounds of food, how much does she weigh?"""
raw_input("Press the enter key to find out.")
print "2000 - 100 + 50 = ",
print 2000 - 100 + 50
print \
"""
If an adventurer returns from a successful quest and buys each of
6 companions 3 bottles of ale, how many bottles does the adventurer
buy?"""
raw_input("Press the enter key to find out.")
print "6 * 3 = ",
print 6 * 3
print \
"""
If a kid has 24 pieces of Halloween candy and eats 6 pieces a day,
how many days will the stash last?"""
raw_input("Press the enter key to find out.")
print "24 / 6 = ",
print 24 / 6
print \
"""
If a group of 4 pirates finds a chest full of 107 gold coins, and
they divide the booty evenly, how many coins will be left over?"""
raw_input("Press the enter key to find out.")
print "107 % 4 = ",
print 107 % 4
print \
"""
If a restaurant check comes to 19 dollars with tip, and you and
your friends split it evenly 4 ways, how much do you each throw in?"""
raw_input("Press the enter key to find out.")
print "19 / 4 = ",
print 19 / 4
print "WRONG!"
raw_input("Press the enter key for the right answer.")
print 19.0 / 4
raw_input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")
Here is a code named "word_problems.py". I can run it on putty.exe, but I don't
understand why I cannot run it on IDLE or pyscripter.exe. Both of these two
platform show that there are syntax errors in the code, errors are on those red
lines. Thanks!
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