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Luke Swiney
Python Development Techdegree Student 744 PointsCalculation is off
Everything runs, but it looks like it multiplies by 3 instead of 10. When I type 5, it says the total is 15. Here's my code:
TICKET_PRICE = 10
tickets_remaining = 100
Output how many tickets are remaining using the tickets_remaining variable
print("There are {} tickets remaining.".format(tickets_remaining))
Gather the user's name and assign it to a new variable
name = input("what is your name? ")
Prompt the user by name and ask how many tickets they would like
num_tickets = input("How many tickets would you like, {}? ".format(name)) num_tickets = int(num_tickets)
Calculate the price (number of tickets multiplied by the price) and assign it to a variable
amount_due = num_tickets + TICKET_PRICE
Output the price to the screen
print("The total due is ${}".format(amount_due))
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,271 PointsOn the line that calculates the total price:
amount_due = num_tickets + TICKET_PRICE
Note the + (plus) operator symbol. So it's not multiplying by 3, it's just adding 10.
Change the operator symbol to * (asterisk) to make it multiply instead of add.
And for future questions, when posting code, always use Markdown formatting to preserve the code's appearance. Even better, make a snapshot of your workspace and post the link to it here.