Practice Learning Objectives (1.1) - Variables and Data Types - Python Programming Language

Practice: Learning Objectives

Lesson 1.1Variables and Data Types

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Question 1.
Declare a variable named 'color' and assign it the value 'blue'. What will be the output of print(type(color))?
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Remember, strings are enclosed in quotes.
Question 2.
What is the data type of the variable x = 100?
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Think about whole numbers.
3Question 3.
What is a variable in Python?
- A storage for data
- A type of function
- A method
- An error type
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Think of how we store information.
4Question 4.
Which function would you use to determine the type of a variable?
- type()
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It's a built-in function!
Question 5.
Create a program that requests user input for their height as a string, converts it to a float, and outputs whether they are taller than 6 feet. How would you do this?
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Ensure you convert the string input into a float.
Question 6.
You have two variables: temperature = '30' (string) and pressure = 101.5 (float). What would be the result of adding them as integers? Write the code and explain the output.
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Pay close attention to the types before attempting addition!

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