What will be the output of the following code snippet? print(3 / 5)

The correct answer is C. 0.6. In Python 3, the / operator always performs true division, returning a float - so 3 / 5 evaluates to 0.6 (option C). Option B (0) would be the result of integer (floor) division, which requires the // operator (3 // 5 == 0); this was the default behavior of / in Python 2, a…

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What will be the output of the following code snippet? print(3 / 5)

Options

ANone of the above.
B0
C0.6
D6/10

How the community answered

(38 responses)

A
11% (4)
B
5% (2)
C
82% (31)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

In Python 3, the / operator always performs true division, returning a float - so 3 / 5 evaluates to 0.6 (option C). Option B (0) would be the result of integer (floor) division, which requires the // operator (3 // 5 == 0); this was the default behavior of / in Python 2, a common source of confusion. Option D (6/10) is not a valid Python output - Python evaluates the expression and prints the numeric result, never the unsimplified fraction. Option A is incorrect because C is definitively correct.

Memory tip: In Python 3, think of / as "always float" - if you want whole-number division, you need the double slash //. The extra slash "cuts off" the decimal.

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