{"id":25765,"date":"2025-06-19T06:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T06:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=25765"},"modified":"2025-06-19T06:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T06:40:11","slug":"write-a-program-using-integers-user_num-and-x-as-input-and-output-user_num-divided-by-x-three-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/write-a-program-using-integers-user_num-and-x-as-input-and-output-user_num-divided-by-x-three-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Write a program using integers user_num and x as input, and output user_num divided by x three times."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Write a program using integers user_num and x as input, and output user_num divided by x three times. Ex: If the input is: 2000 2 Then the output is: 1000 500 250 Note: In Python 3, integer division discards fractions. Ex: 6 \/\/ 4 is 1 (the 0.5 is discarded). 333296:2048946.qx3zqy7 LAB ACTIVITY 2.12.1: LAB: Divide by x 1 Type your code here. main.py 0\/10 Load default template\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2705 Correct Python Code:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
pythonCopyEdit# Take two integer inputs from the user\nuser_num = int(input())\nx = int(input())\n\n# Perform integer division three times and print the result each time\nuser_num = user_num \/\/ x\nprint(user_num, end=' ')\n\nuser_num = user_num \/\/ x\nprint(user_num, end=' ')\n\nuser_num = user_num \/\/ x\nprint(user_num)\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udca1 Explanation <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
This program asks the user for two integers: user_num<\/code> and x<\/code>. It then divides user_num<\/code> by x<\/code> three times in a row<\/strong>, using integer division<\/strong>, and prints the result after each division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Python, the operator \/\/<\/code> is used for integer division<\/strong>. This means it divides the number and discards the remainder or any decimal part<\/strong>. For example, 7 \/\/ 2<\/code> gives 3<\/code> instead of 3.5<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let us go step by step using the example input:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First, user_num = 2000<\/code>, x = 2<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
First division: 2000 \/\/ 2 = 1000<\/code> \u2192 print 1000<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Second division: 1000 \/\/ 2 = 500<\/code> \u2192 print 500<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Third division: 500 \/\/ 2 = 250<\/code> \u2192 print 250<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
So the output is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
yamlCopyEdit1000 500 250\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Notice that user_num<\/code> is updated each time with the result of the previous division. This way, we keep dividing the current value of user_num<\/code> by x<\/code> again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We use print(..., end=' ')<\/code> for the first two print statements so that the outputs appear on the same line<\/strong> separated by spaces. The final print(user_num)<\/code> ends with a newline by default, which matches the expected output format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This logic works correctly as long as the user inputs integers and x<\/code> is not zero. If x<\/code> were zero, the program would crash due to a division by zero error<\/strong>, but the question assumes valid input is provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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