Activity 2

Most of the operators that we use in the Python language are pretty self explanatory. You have been using + and * since elementary school. However, Python includes two additional operators that you might not be familiar with: // and %. In this activity you will experiment with these operators to see what their behaviors actually are.

Details

1. Fill in the following table. For each row of the table, write a Python program that evaluates the expression on the left. Put the result in the column on the right.

   Execute	Result
   5 / 3
   5 // 3
   5 % 3
   12 / 2
   12 // 2
   12 % 2
   23 / 11
   23 // 11
   23 % 11

2. For the following table, what do you expect the result to be. Do not type these into the interpreter. Try to figure them out by hand.

   Execute	Result
   7 / 2
   18 // 5
   11 % 2
   15 / 5
   16 // 3
   15 % 5

3. Given the above results, what do you think the // operator does?

4. Given the above results, what do you think the % operator does?

5. Give an example of what these operators are useful for?

6. The height of the tallest person in recorded history is 107 inches. Write a single print statement that will print the height of the tallest person in recorded history in feet and inches. Note the number of inches should be less than 12.