Numbers and Calculations
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- 8 questions
- 17 marks
- about 28 minutes
- marked instantly
Question types: multiple choice, fill the gap, matching, true or false, multi-part.
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An integer is a whole number; a float is a number with a decimal point. Which of these values is a float?
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About this resource
Computing — Python: Your First Text Language, Lesson 3 of 6. Integers vs floats, the arithmetic operators + - * / // % **, the key gotcha that input() returns a string so numbers must be cast with int()/float(), using str() to print numbers in a message, and simple rounding with round().
12 slides.
Lesson outline
- Do Now — Retrieval
- Doing Maths in Python
- Hinge Check — Whole Divide and Remainder
- The Famous Gotcha
- The Fix — Casting with int() and str()
- Hinge Check — Make It Add Up
- Main Activity — Age in Days Calculator
- Predict the Output
- Check — Types, Casting and Rounding
- Plenary — Back to Our Objectives
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