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Question

I used Python for this problem, but I got it correct in just Test Cases 1&4, and wrong in Test Cases 2, 3 & 5.
My code:
siblings=3
popsicles=15
if(popsicles/siblings)==0;
print('give away')
else:
print('eat them yourself')
Please, did I do something wrong?

Answer 1

The task wants you to determine if the number of popsicles is divisible by the number of siblings. In other words, the remainder after division is zero.
You should use the modulo operator here.

Answer 2

Yes, the code is wrong.

1. Code Coach supplies different test values through console input. I see in this code that the values for siblings and popsicles are hard-coded as constants in the program. Both should be received as inputs from the console.

2. The conditional in the if statement needs to determine whether the popsicles can be evenly distributed amongst the siblings. The program checks whether the quotient is zero, and it fails to properly answer the question. Instead of checking the quotient, it should be checking the remainder. When the remainder is zero, the popsicles can be evenly distributed.