writing (for and while) loop program in python?

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I have to write a program in python about this problem:

Ask the user for an initial balance for their holiday club savings account. The user is to be prompted for 11 deposit amounts. Output the final amount in the account.

This is what I have so far and I am lost. I don't know what to add in order to get the final amount. I also don't know how to make the numbers for the 11 deposits show.

balance = int(input("Enter initial balance: $"))
count = 1
numDep = 11
finalAmount = balance+numDep
while count <= 11:
    n = int(input("Enter deposit #:")) # this needs to show deposits numbers up to 11
    count += 1

print("Original price: $", balance)
print("Final Amount: $", finalAmount)

That is all I have for writing the program using a while-loop. I still need to write it using for-loop.

finalAmount=12 would be exactly the same as what you have ... since you are never changing it im sure it always orints 12 — Joran Beasley
– Joran Beasley, Commented Oct 7, 2015 at 3:49

garg10may · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-07 04:04:47Z

4

You need to find the total.

balance = int(input("Enter initial balance: $ "))
count = 1
total =0
while count <= 11:
    n = int(input("Enter deposit %s #: " %(count))) 
    count += 1
    total += n #keep on adding deposit amounts.


print("Original price: $ %d" %balance)
print("Final Amount: $ %d" %(total + balance) )

With For loop:

balance = int(input("Enter initial balance: $ "))
for i in range(11):
    n = int(input("Enter deposit #: %s " %(i)))
    total +=n

print("Original price: $ %d" %balance)
print("Final Amount: $ %d" %(total + balance) )

edited Oct 7, 2015 at 4:04

answered Oct 7, 2015 at 3:45

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intboolstring Over a year ago

He asked for it as a for loop. And, for i in range(11) will iterate 11 times.

garg10may Over a year ago

but to me his while loop implementation seems wrong. He initially did ask for both.

intboolstring Over a year ago

The while loop implementation was wrong. This is a bad use of a while loop (the general problem).

John Ruddell Over a year ago

"Enter deposit #%s: " %str(count)

garg10may Over a year ago

@intboolstring he did want to have 11 deposits. So range(11) seems good to me.

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intboolstring · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-07 04:00:21Z

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Here it is using a for loop.

balance = int(input("Enter the initial balance"))
beginning = balance
for i in range(1,11):
    n = int(input(("Deposit"+str(i))))
    balance += n
print("You had", beginning, "at the beginning")
print("Now, you have", balance)

edited Oct 7, 2015 at 4:00

answered Oct 7, 2015 at 3:47

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