On 13/08/15 02:01, IDN3 wrote:
To whom it may concern,
I am having a problem solving the below question. I have used every
resource that I could find to help me, but I'm seeing nothing. Can someone
out there please help me understand the below question and learn how to
accomplish this task in Python? I would really appreciate any help that
someone could afford.
OK, We won;t give you the solution but we can certainly help you
understand the question and point you in the right direction.
*Problem 1:* Write a program that will calculate the problem and stop after
the condition has been met.
a=number of loops (start with zero)
b=a+1
c=a+b
Notice that a is the thing that counts the number of loops.
So you need to increment a inside your loop.
b and c are based on a.
Condition: If c is less than 5, then the loop will continue; else, it will
end.
3. *Problem 2:*Print a string variable that states the number of loops
required to meet the condition for Problem 1.
This is a simple bit of math.
You don't need to run the loop to figure out the answer,
just write an equation.
My attempt below. I used a while loop even though the question is saying
IF/THEN/ELSE.
You obviously did not send the whole question.
I don't see any mention of if/then/else?
To my knowledge loops in Python have to be while/for. Also,
it seems like the question is missing some direction, but I could be
wrong.
The two questions are both OK, but i think you missed the bit that said
a was the variable that counted the number of times round the loop.
This is a little bit unusual since normally your while loop test uses
the counting variable (ie. a) but in this case it uses c which is
based on a. But it does demonstrate that the while condition can be more
complex that the basic form.
a = 0
b = a + 1
c = a + b
while (c < 5):
print(c)
c = c + 1
You need to make a the counter and not c.
You need to recalculate c after changing a.
You need to print the number of loops (a) not c.
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