Python is a calculator. It multiplies before it adds, and brackets go first.
Python is a calculator. Plus adds, minus takes away, a star multiplies and a slash divides.
Python multiplies before it adds. That is called the order of operations.
Brackets tell Python to work that part out first.
A slash always gives a decimal, even when the answer is a whole number, so 8 / 2 shows 4.0.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
6. Ten take away four is six.
14. Python multiplies first: 3 * 4 = 12, and 2 + 12 = 14.
20. Brackets go first: 2 + 3 = 5, and 5 * 4 = 20.
4.0. A slash always gives a decimal.
False. Python multiplies with a star, not an x.
With a grown-up, write three sums on paper using plus, minus and a star, like two plus three times four. Say which part Python would work out first, then check with a real calculator. Add brackets to one sum and see if the answer changes.
Write three sums on paper using plus, minus and a star, like two plus three times four. Ask which part Python would work out first, then check with a real calculator. Add brackets to one sum and see what changes.
