Why Avg output is float?

Question

https://code.sololearn.com/cGP7ycdb91Go/?ref=app

Answer 1

It is by default, python gives an output in terms of double precision float number.

You can do this if you don't want float number
avg = int((a + b)/2)

Answer 2

Prakash Dhar
Lesson 3.1, second section of "Python fir Beginners" has this written in a yellow box.

Using a single slash to divide numbers produces a decimal (or float, as it’s known in programming). We'll dive into floats in the next lesson.

You may wish to review that lesson and play with the code example