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Shawn o'meally
197 PointsHaving some trouble with "create a function" in python basics..... cant seem to get it right
import math
def square(number):
return math.ceil(number * number)
number = float(input("What is the number you want to square? "))
total = square(number)
print("Each person owes $ {}".format(total))
1 Answer
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsYou won't need to import
anything for this challenge. You also won't need to input
or print
anything.
Just do only what the instructions ask for.