Arithmetic operators in Python - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to add two numbers and print the result.

Python

result = 5 [1] 3
print(result)

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A+

B-

C*

D/

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-' will subtract instead of add.

Using '*' or '/' will multiply or divide, not add.

The plus sign + adds two numbers together.

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medium

Complete the code to multiply two numbers and print the result.

Python

result = 7 [1] 4
print(result)

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A*

B+

C-

D/

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '+' adds numbers instead of multiplying.

Using '/' divides numbers, not multiply.

The asterisk * multiplies two numbers.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly divide two numbers and print the result.

Python

result = 10 [1] 2
print(result)

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A+

B*

C/

D-

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '*' multiplies instead of dividing.

Using '+' or '-' changes the operation to addition or subtraction.

The forward slash / divides the first number by the second.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a dictionary of squares for numbers greater than 3.

Python

squares = {x: x[1]2 for x in range(1, 6) if x [2] 3}
print(squares)

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A**

B+

C>

D-

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '+' instead of '**' will add 2 instead of squaring.

Using '<' instead of '>' will select numbers less than 3.

The operator ** raises a number to a power. The operator > checks if a number is greater than another.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a dictionary of uppercase keys and values greater than zero.

Python

result = [1]: [2] for k, v in data.items() if v [3] 0}

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Ak.upper()

Bv

C>

Dk

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using k instead of k.upper() keeps keys lowercase.

Using '<' instead of '>' filters wrong values.

k.upper() converts keys to uppercase, v is the value, and > filters values greater than zero.