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Pablo Cortes
1,545 Pointssquaring
def square(number): return number * 2
can anybody give me a feedback where is my mistake? in the above code?
def square(number):
return number * 2
2 Answers
![Steven Parker](https://uploads.teamtreehouse.com/production/profile-photos/969492/micro_tool_chess_set_2.jpg)
Steven Parker
230,688 PointsAs the instructions say, "A square is the value multiplied by itself". This code just multiplies the number by 2 (so it doubles the number instead of squaring it).
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Megan L
2,905 Pointsdef square(number):
return number * number
result = square(3)
print(result)
Pablo Cortes
1,545 PointsPablo Cortes
1,545 PointsThank you, I apreciate your answer!