PYTHON — Round Numbers Solution Python

Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute. — Harold Abelson

In this exercise, we will write a Python script to round a given number to a specified number of decimal places. We will use the float() function to convert the user input to a floating-point number and then use the round() function to round the number to the desired decimal places.

Let’s start by asking the user to input a number using the input() function and convert the input to a floating-point number. Next, we will use the round() function to round the number to two decimal places. Finally, we will print the rounded number using an f-string literal.

Here’s the Python script to accomplish this:

# Ask the user to input a number
user_input = input("Enter a number: ")

# Convert the input to a floating-point number
num = float(user_input)

# Round the number to two decimal places
rounded_num = round(num, 2)

# Print the rounded number
print(f"The rounded number is: {rounded_num}")

When running this script, the user will be prompted to enter a number. Once the input is provided, the script will display the rounded number to two decimal places.

For example:

Enter a number: 5.432
The rounded number is: 5.43

You can test the script with different input values to verify that it correctly rounds the numbers to the specified decimal places.

In the next lesson, you can practice using a different function to further enhance your understanding of working with numbers in Python.