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Python

Posted by Seth Marquis
Seth Marquis
177 Points

how can I divide 2 inputs then print the answer?

this is what i have now:

cost = input('how much did it cost?') people = input('how many people?')

total = cost / people

print('each person owes {}'.format(total))

2 Answers

Tiffany Greathead
Tiffany Greathead
6,613 Points

Hi Seth,

You're close. The input function in python takes the input and turns it into a string and strings cannot be divided. You would need to wrap your input function in an int() or float() to make this program work. Ideally, for number of people, you would want to stick to whole numbers and use decimals for totals. Keep up the great work! Hope this helps

benjamind
benjamind
6,442 Points
benjamind
benjamind
6,442 Points

As already stated, you need to convert your Strings into Integer. This could be done right when you take the values or...

cost = int(input("How much did it cost? "))
people = int(input("How many people? "))
total = cost / people
print("Each person owes {}".format(total))

or when you use them:

cost = input("How much did it cost? ")
people = input("How many people? ")
total = int(cost) / int(people)
print("Each person owes {}".format(total))