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Calculate Average of Best Test Scores

The document contains a Python script that calculates the average of the best two test scores from three input marks. It prompts the user to enter marks for three tests, sorts them, and computes the average of the two highest scores. In the provided example, the average of the best two scores (43, 38, and 47) is calculated to be 45.0.

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Calculate Average of Best Test Scores

The document contains a Python script that calculates the average of the best two test scores from three input marks. It prompts the user to enter marks for three tests, sorts them, and computes the average of the two highest scores. In the provided example, the average of the best two scores (43, 38, and 47) is calculated to be 45.0.

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In [2]: ​

m1 = int(input("Enter marks for test1 : "))


m2 = int(input("Enter marks for test2 : "))
m3 = int(input("Enter marks for test3 : "))
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# if m1 <= m2 and m1 <= m3:
# avgMarks = (m2+m3)/2
# elif m2 <= m1 and m2 <= m3:
# avgMarks = (m1+m3)/2
# elif m3 <= m1 and m2 <= m2:
# avgMarks = (m1+m2)/2
​
best_of_two = sorted([m1, m2, m3], reverse=True)[:2]
average_best_of_two = sum(best_of_two)/2

print("Average of best two test marks out of three test’s marks is", average_best_of_two);
​

Enter marks for test1 : 43


Enter marks for test2 : 38
Enter marks for test3 : 47

Average of best two test marks out of three test’s marks is 45.0

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