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Course: Intro to computer science - Python > Unit 1

Lesson 3: Variables
Computing
Intro to computer science - Python
Computational thinking with variables
Variables
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Problem

Consider the following program.
num1 = 5
num2 = num1
num1 = num1 + 2
What is the final value of num1 before the program terminates?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
What is final value of num2 before the program terminates?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi