Question

You are writing a line of code that should ask the user to input the balance of their bank account in dollars and cents. The program will then perform a multiplication problem to tell the user how much interest they can earn. Identify three errors in your line of input code and explain why they are incorrect. Include the corrected line of code in your answer. Here is the code: 1num = input(What is your balance?) make it a paragraph and make it look like an 8th grader wrote it

Answer 1

In the line of code provided, there are a few mistakes that need fixing. First, the variable name "1num" starts with a number, which is not allowed in Python. Variable names must begin with a letter or an underscore. Second, the input prompt doesn't have quotes around it. In Python, anything we want to display as text needs to be in quotes, so that the program knows it's a string. Lastly, it’s better to clarify the message a bit by including a dollar sign in the prompt, so users understand they should enter their balance in dollars and cents. The corrected line of code would look like this: `balance = input("What is your balance in dollars and cents? ")`. This way, the code will work correctly and clearly ask the user for their bank account balance!