HackerRank Solution: Python Division [2 Methods]

Question: Python Division [Introduction]

Tasks

The provided code stub reads two integers, a and b, from STDIN. Add logic to print two lines. The first line should contain the result of integer division, a // b. The second line should contain the result of float division, a / b.

No rounding or formatting is necessary.

Example:

a = 3
b = 5

• The result of the integer division 3//5 = 0.
• The result of the float division is 3/5 = 0.6.

Print

0
0.6

Input Format:

The first line contains the first integer, a.
The second line contains the second integer, b.

Output format:

Print the two lines as described above.

Sample Input 0:

4
3

Sample Output 0:

1
1.33333333333

 

Possible Solutions

Now, let us discuss different possible solutions to the given problem. The following Python code is already given there:

if __name__ == '__main__':
    a = int(input())
    b = int(input())

Here we will discuss the following two ways to solve the problem:

1. Using a single print method
2. Using multiple print methods

 

Solution-1: Using the single print method

Now, we will use a single print method to solve the problem.

if __name__ == '__main__':
    a = int(input())
    b = int(input())
    
    print(str(a//b)+"\n"+str(float(a/b)))

This code defines a block of code that will only be executed if the script is run directly (as opposed to being imported as a module by another script). When the script is run, it will prompt the user to input two integers, which it will store in the variables a and b. It will then perform integer division on a and b, storing the result in a new variable c. It will then print c followed by the result of a divided by b as a float, with a newline character between them.

 

Solution-2: Using multiple print methods

Now, we will use multiple print methods to solve the problem:

if __name__ == '__main__':
    a = int(input())
    b = int(input())
    
    print(a//b)
    print(a/b)

This code defines a block of code that will only be executed if the script is run directly (as opposed to being imported as a module by another script). When the script is run, it will prompt the user to input two integers, which it will store in the variables a and b. It will then perform integer division on a and b, printing the result. It will then perform regular division on a and b, printing the result.

 

Summary

In this short article, we discussed how to solve the Python division method on HackerRank. We discussed a couple of methods and explained both solutions.

 

Further Reading

Question on Hacker Rank: Python Division [Introduction]