basics exercises

Author: MrAGi

1 - Variables/basicsExercise1.py

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+# Exercise 1 Basics
+# Write a program to input two messages and output them to a user
+
+def main():
+    message1= input("Enter your first message ")
+    message2= input("Enter your second message ")
+    print("Your first message was {0} ".format(message1))
+    print("Your second message was {0} ".format(message2))
+    

1 - Variables/basicsExercise2.py

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+# Exercise 2 Basics
+# Write a program to input two whole numbers,
+# add them together and print the result to the screen. 
+
+def main():
+    number1= int(input("Enter your first number "))
+    number2= int(input("Enter your second number "))
+    sumOfNumbers = number1 + number2
+    print("{0} + {1} = {2}".format(number1,number2,sumOfNumbers))
+    

2 - Selection/ifExercise1.py

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+# Exercise 1 if statements
+# Write a function that asks the user how old they are.
+# Tell them if they are old enough to vote. Then extend the program
+# to tell them how many years it is until they can retire (assume at age 65).
+
+def main():
+    yourAge = int(input("How old are you? "))
+    if yourAge >= 18:
+        print("You are old enough to vote")
+    else:
+        ageToVote = 18- yourAge
+        print("You can vote in {0} years ".format(ageToVote))
+        
+def extension():
+    yourAge = int(input("How old are you? "))
+    if yourAge >= 18:
+        print("You are old enough to vote")
+    else:
+        ageToVote = 18- yourAge
+        print("You can vote in {0} years ".format(ageToVote))
+    if yourAge < 65:
+        ageToRetire = 65- yourAge
+        print("You can retire in {0} years.".format(ageToRetire))
+        
+    

2 - Selection/ifExercise2.py

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+# Exercise 2 if statements
+# Write a function that asks the user to input a number
+# between 1 and 20. Give a response which indicates if the
+# number is either within the range, too high or too low.
+
+
+def main():
+    number = int(input("Enter a number between 1 and 20 "))
+    if number > 20:
+        print("Your number is too high")
+    elif number < 1:
+        print("Your number is too low")
+    else:
+        print("Thank you!")
+  

2 - Selection/ifExercise3.py

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+# Football scoring program
+
+
+def football():
+    #Write a program that asks for two football team names, and then the score for each team
+    #You program should then say if the teams get 3 points, 1 point or 0 points for the result
+    print("This program will tell you how many points each football team scored based on the result")
+    teamOne = input("Please enter the name of team one: ")
+    teamTwo = input("Please enter the name of team two: ")
+    teamOneScore = input("Please enter the score for {0}: ".format(teamOne)) 
+    teamTwoScore = input("Please enter the score for {0}: ".format(teamTwo))
+
+
+
+    if teamOneScore > teamTwoScore:
+        print("{0} score 3 points and {1} score 0 points".format(teamOne,teamTwo))
+    elif teamOneScore < teamTwoScore:
+        print("{0} score 3 points and {1} score 0 points".format(teamTwo,teamOne))
+    else:   #Game must be a draw if the previous two if statements are false
+        print("Both {0} and {1} score 1 points.".format(teamOne,teamTwo))

3 - Iteration/farming.txt

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+The total amount of land used for farming in the UK is,a. 25%,b. 50%,c. 75%,c
+Which of these is not true? Wheat is used to make,a. plastic,b. bread,c. carpets,c
+The amount of European Union money spent on agricultural projects to improve the environment is,a. £50 million,b £150 million,c £300 million,b
+Which of these crops is not grown by farmers in the UK?,a. Hemp,b. Maize,c. Rice,c
+Which of the following is false?,a. The Environment Agency helps prevent flooding,b. The Environment Agency looks after food standards,c. The Environment Agency encourages care of the environment,b
+In a supermarket a pint of milk costs about 28p. The farmer gets paid,a. 9p,b. 17p,c. 21p,a
+Silage is,a. the manure/waste from cows,b. stored grass,c. a rock band with attitude,b
+The number of trees that farmers have planted in the last ten years is approximately,a. 30 million,b. 60 million,c. 90 million,c
+Margarine comes from,a. Cows,b. Oilseed crops,c. Barley,b
+Which of the following is not farmed in the UK?,a. worms,b. snails,c. ground beetles,c

3 - Iteration/forExercise1.py

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+# For loop example
+
+# Write a program that will ask the user for a message
+# and the number of times they
+# want that message displayed. Then output the message that number of times.
+
+def messageLoop():
+    message = input("Enter your message ")
+    numberOfTimes = int(input("How many times do you want to see this message? "))
+    for count in range(numberOfTimes):
+        print(message)
+        

3 - Iteration/forExercise2.py

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+# For loop example
+
+# Write a program that will calculate the average (mean)
+##of a set of numbers. This time, the user is to be asked
+##how many numbers are to be averaged, they must then enter
+##this number of numbers.
+##Your program will calculate and display the average of those numbers. 
+
+def averaging():
+    numberOfnumbers = int(input("How many numbers do you want to be averaged?"))
+    runningTotal = 0
+    # don't forget to initialise the running total before you start
+    for count in range(numberOfnumbers):
+        nextNumber = int(input("Enter the next number  "))
+        runningTotal = runningTotal + nextNumber
+    average = runningTotal/numberOfnumbers
+    print("The average of your numbers is {0}.".format(average))
+    
+        

4 - Lists/listsExercise1.py

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+# ListsExercises1.py
+
+def largest():
+    maxNumber = 0
+    numberList = [15,4,26,1,9,21,3,6,13]
+    for each in numberList:
+        if each>maxNumber:
+            maxNumber = each
+    print("The largest number in the list is {0}".format(maxNumber))
+    

4 - Lists/listsExercise2.py

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+# ListsExercises2.py
+
+def wordsBegS():
+    wordList = ["and","but","sausage","every","fish","sugar","pie","sultry"]
+    numberSwords = 0
+
+    for each in wordList:
+        if each[0]=="s":
+            print(each)
+            numberSwords = numberSwords+1
+
+    print("End of program")
+