Arithmetic Operators: Exercises
3. Multiplication Operator. In Python, the operator * is used to perform scalar multiplication.
Define two variables, a=2, b=3.0.
Next, computer their product and assign it to a third variable, c.
Finally, print c to the console.
# Define a and b.
a = ___
___ = 3.0
# Assign product of a and b to new variable, c.
___
# Print c.
___
# Define a and b.
a = 2
b = 3.0
# Assign product of a and b to new variable, c.
c = a * b
# Print c.
print(c)
test_object("a")
test_object("b")
test_object("c")
success_msg("Correct! Notice that we defined b=3.0, rather than 3. This ensures that Python will interpret it as a floating point number, rather than an integer.")
You can use the
* operator to multiply two numbers together.Previous Exercise Next Exercise