What is the expected output of the following code? ``python x = 4.5 y = 2 print (x // y) ``

Question

x = 4.5
y = 2
print (x // y)

Options

• A2.5
• B2
• C2.25
• D2.0

• A
  10% (5)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  85% (44)

Explanation

Option D (2.0) is correct because // is Python's floor division operator, which divides and then rounds down to the nearest whole number - 4.5 / 2 = 2.25, floored to 2 - but since x is a float, Python preserves the float type and returns 2.0 instead of the integer 2.

• A (2.5) is wrong because no standard division of 4.5 by 2 produces 2.5; that's simply an arithmetic error.
• C (2.25) is wrong because 2.25 is the result of regular division (/), not floor division (//).
• B (2) is the most tempting distractor - the floor operation does produce the value 2, but because at least one operand is a float, Python always returns a float result, making it 2.0 not 2 (an int).

Memory tip: Think of // as "divide then floor," but remember the type rule: float // anything stays a float. If you see a float operand, expect a .0 in the result.

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