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Python Distance Conversion Program

The document provides Python code snippets for converting distances from meters and centimeters to kilometers based on user input. It includes examples of both fixed and variable input implementations for the conversion. Users are instructed to save the code in two separate files and run them in the IDLE IDE, documenting the output.

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Python Distance Conversion Program

The document provides Python code snippets for converting distances from meters and centimeters to kilometers based on user input. It includes examples of both fixed and variable input implementations for the conversion. Users are instructed to save the code in two separate files and run them in the IDLE IDE, documenting the output.

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The program snippets below, written in python, converts distances in m to km or in cm to km

depending on the choice of the user.

The mathematical algorithm for converting distances from m to km or from cm to km is shown


below.

distance m
- distance km = e.g. to convert 3,000 m to km, we do:
1000
3000 m
distance km =
1000
= 3 km
distance cm
- distance km = e.g. to convert 500,000 cm to km, we do:
100000
500000 m
distance km =
100000
= 5 km

1. The python program below implements the above example algorithms :


2. DistanceMetre = 3000
3. DistanceKilometre = DistanceMetre / 1000
4. print(“3000 m when converted to km gives ”,
DistanceKiloMetre , “ km”)
5. DistanceCentimetre = 500000
6. DistanceKilometre = DistanceCentimetre / 100000
7. print(“500000 cm when converted to km gives ”,
DistanceKiloMetre , “ km”)

Create a file, name it [Link], and save it on your desktop.

Open the IDLE IDE and import [Link], then click the Run button. Write down
exactly what is output to the screen in your computing exercise book.

[5]

8. The same algorithm is implemented in the other program below, with variable inputs.
Distance = int(input(“enter a distance you wish to
convert: “))

unit = input(“enter either cm or m for a unit of the


distance entered: “)

if unit = = “cm”:

DistanceKilometre = distance / 100000

if unit = = “m”:

DistanceKilometre =distance / 1000

print(distance, “ ”, unit, “ when converted to km gives ”,


DistanceKiloMetre , “ km”)

Create another file, name it [Link], and save it on your desktop.

Open the IDLE IDE and import [Link], then click the Run button. Follow the
prompts and enter what is asked. Again write down exactly what is output to the screen in
your computing exercise book.

[5]

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