Can anyone help me out here? (Code coach)

Question

For the halloween candy code coach. I made some code in Python that solves 1st, 2nd, and 5th test case. However, it fails the 3rd and 4th. I have no idea why and those cases are locked. Can anyone help me to understand how and why it would fail? Thanks.

https://sololearn.com/compiler-playground/cA4dFh01K8qQ/?ref=app

Answer 1

Keyon
In this task, the result must always be rounded up.

Your conditional expressions make absolutely no sense.

The first condition is not necessary since the input already implies a number >=3.
These two lines of your code:
candy = (houses - 3)
bag = (candy + toothbrush + dollar)
correspond to:
bag = houses

The second condition is meaningless because the percentage probability has no direct connection with an even number of houses.

For example, 16 houses will have a 13% probability of receiving dollars.

2/16*100 => 1/8*100 => 0.125*100 => 12.5% => 13%

Answer 2

Keyon the smaller the code, the fewer bugs.
My decision took only one line...😎

Answer 3

I prefer to keep my decisions a secret, at least until a certain point.
The fact is that this prevents the student from going beyond the stereotype of thinking, and it does not matter his own or someone else's.
You did well, because you almost solved this problem in your own way, coming from the knowledge and the stereotype of thinking that you currently possess.
Return to this task after completing the course and you will most likely solve it in a different way.
In the meantime, as a reward, I have written this code for you...😎
https://sololearn.com/compiler-playground/cig0zTcT43cK/?ref=app

Answer 4

Thank you. I overthought the entire thing and had so much useless lines of code... All I had to do was delete most of it and it worked.

Answer 5

Solo 🫡 thanks again

Answer 6

Keyon looking at your code, I was in a hurry and made a mistake...🤦‍♂
Take a look at the now-corrected code...😎

Answer 7

For reference.

Sololearn
Community Code Coach
Halloween Candy (Easy)
https://www.sololearn.com/coach/4?ref=app

I solved it in two lines, the first being:

from math import ceil

Answer 8

Solo I'm sure, mind sharing it? I'm trying to learn from people better than me like yourself.

Answer 9

Салам