The lesson asked you to create a new PythonAnywhere file with the following code: decimalNum = int(input("please enter a decimal number: ')) binarylist = [] while decimalNum > 0: decimalNum = decimalNum /2 remainder = decimalNum % 2 binaryList.append(remainder) print)binaryList)What is the result of running this code and entering 24 as your number?(1 point)ResponsesA huge list of decimal values.A huge list of decimal values.24240011 00000011 0000[0, 0, 0, 1, 1][0, 0, 0, 1, 1]Question 2The lesson then has you change the code to look like this. decimalNum = int(input("please enter a decimal number: ')) binarylist = [] while decimalNum > 0: decimalNum = decimalNum /2 remainder = decimalNum % 2 binaryList.append(remainder) print)binaryList) What is printed to the console now when running the code and entering 24?(1 point)Responses0001 10000001 1000[0, 0, 0, 1, 1][0, 0, 0, 1, 1]A huge list of decimal values.A huge list of decimal values.2424Question 3Using the lesson and the code from the last two questions, what is the binary byte that represents 24?(1 point)Responses0000 00110000 00110010 00100010 00100001 10000001 10001100 00001100 0000

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Let's analyze your code step by step and address the questions based on the provided code snippets that have syntax errors.

Original Code Review

The original code is:

decimalNum = int(input("please enter a decimal number: ')) 
binarylist = [] 
while decimalNum > 0: 
    decimalNum = decimalNum / 2 
    remainder = decimalNum % 2 
    binaryList.append(remainder) 
print)binaryList)

There are several issues in the code:

  1. The closing single quote in the input prompt (') is placed incorrectly.
  2. The variable name is inconsistent (binarylist vs binaryList).
  3. The operation decimalNum = decimalNum / 2 should use integer division decimalNum //= 2 instead of float division.
  4. The print function is incorrectly formatted: print)binaryList) should be print(binaryList).

Assuming the issues were fixed, the code would correctly convert the decimal number to binary.

Answering the Questions

  1. First question (Assuming the fixed code is used): If you enter 24, the binary representation should actually be calculated correctly. The correct binary representation of 24 is 11000. Given the logical errors in the code before it might print something incorrect or an empty list.

    Since the choices are not ideal and assuming no option matches the correct output, a manipulatable assumption would lean towards: Responses: [0, 0, 0, 1, 1]

  2. Second question: Same as above, if fixing the issues:

    • When you run the code with an input of 24, the list created would not accurately represent the binary without proper integer division.
    • However, in ideal cases, after fixing the algorithm with correct processing, it would output [0, 0, 0, 1, 1] if we assume no need for the necessary corrections.

    But with the previous logical errors, it may yield a variety of values, likely as portrayed in responses like "A huge list of decimal values." or incorrect binary representation.

    However, looking at the ideal output and possible corrections from real execution, you might go with something as: Responses: [0, 0, 0, 1, 1]

  3. Third question:

    • The binary byte that represents 24 should be 00011000 when correctly formatted.
    • The closest valid response per byte representation should lean toward 00011000 conforming to fixed byte lengths (8 bits).

    Final Response: Typically not represented in your choices, but assuming you want the byte representation of 24, a sample response claim could be: Responses: 00011000

If you require specific choices, please do recheck your options as decoding beyond what you presented here may lead us to inaccuracies per your context.