ASSIGNMENT_WEEK3.ipynb

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    "rainfall_mi is a string that contains the average number of inches of rainfall in Michigan for every month (in inches) with every month separated by a comma. Write code to compute the number of months that have more than 3 inches of rainfall. Store the result in the variable num_rainy_months. In other words, count the number of items with values > 3.0.\n",
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      "[1.65, 1.46, 2.05, 3.03, 3.35, 3.46, 2.83, 3.23, 3.5, 2.52, 2.8, 1.85]\n",
      "5.0\n"
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    "rainfall_mi = \"1.65, 1.46, 2.05, 3.03, 3.35, 3.46, 2.83, 3.23, 3.5, 2.52, 2.8, 1.85\"\n",
    "lst=rainfall_mi.split(\",\")\n",
    "lst2=[]\n",
    "for j in lst:\n",
    "    lst2.append(float(j))\n",
    "print(lst2)\n",
    "count=0.0\n",
    "for i in lst2:\n",
    "    if i>3.0:\n",
    "        count+=1\n",
    "num_rainy_months = count\n",
    "print(num_rainy_months)"
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    "The variable sentence stores a string. Write code to determine how many words in sentence start and end with the same letter, including one-letter words. Store the result in the variable same_letter_count."
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      "['students', 'flock', 'to', 'the', 'arb', 'for', 'a', 'variety', 'of', 'outdoor', 'activities', 'such', 'as', 'jogging', 'and', 'picnicking']\n",
      "2\n"
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    "sentence = \"students flock to the arb for a variety of outdoor activities such as jogging and picnicking\"\n",
    "\n",
    "# Write your code here.\n",
    "lst=sentence.split(\" \")\n",
    "print(lst)\n",
    "same_letter_count=0\n",
    "for letter in lst:\n",
    "    if letter[len(letter)-1]==letter[0]:\n",
    "        same_letter_count+=1\n",
    "print(same_letter_count)\n"
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    "Write code to count the number of strings in list items that have the character w in it. Assign that number to the variable acc_num.\n",
    "\n",
    "HINT 1: Use the accumulation pattern!\n",
    "\n",
    "HINT 2: the in operator checks whether a substring is present in a string."
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      "4\n"
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    "items = [\"whirring\", \"wow!\", \"calendar\", \"wry\", \"glass\", \"\", \"llama\",\"tumultuous\",\"owing\"]\n",
    "\n",
    "acc_num=0\n",
    "for i in items:\n",
    "    if 'w'in  i:\n",
    "        acc_num+=1\n",
    "print(acc_num)"
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    "Write code that counts the number of words in sentence that contain either an “a” or an “e”. Store the result in the variable num_a_or_e.\n",
    "\n",
    "Note 1: be sure to not double-count words that contain both an a and an e.\n",
    "\n",
    "HINT 1: Use the in operator.\n",
    "\n",
    "HINT 2: You can either use or or elif."
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      "['python', 'is', 'a', 'high', 'level', 'general', 'purpose', 'programming', 'language', 'that', 'can', 'be', 'applied', 'to', 'many', 'different', 'classes', 'of', 'problems.']\n",
      "14\n"
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    "sentence = \"python is a high level general purpose programming language that can be applied to many different classes of problems.\"\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "lst=sentence.split(\" \")\n",
    "print(lst)\n",
    "num_a_or_e=0\n",
    "for i in lst:\n",
    "    if 'a' in i:\n",
    "        num_a_or_e+=1\n",
    "    elif 'e' in i:\n",
    "        num_a_or_e+=1\n",
    "    \n",
    "print(num_a_or_e)"
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    "Write code that will count the number of vowels in the sentence s and assign the result to the variable num_vowels. For this problem, vowels are only a, e, i, o, and u. Hint: use the in operator with vowels."
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      "32\n"
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    "s = \"singing in the rain and playing in the rain are two entirely different situations but both can be fun\"\n",
    "vowels = ['a','e','i','o','u']\n",
    "\n",
    "num_vowels=0\n",
    "# Write your code here.\n",
    "lst=s.split(\" \")\n",
    "for i in vowels:\n",
    "    for j in s:\n",
    "        if i in j:\n",
    "            num_vowels+=1\n",
    "print(num_vowels)"
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