8.4.5 Five Numbers CodeHS Answers

The most common answer:

list=[]
for i in range(5):
number=int(input(“Number:”))
list.append(number)
print(list)
final=sum(list)
print(final)

This script for collecting five numbers from the user, adding them to a list, and then printing both the list and the sum of its elements is almost correct.

To ensure full compatibility with Python syntax and avoid using “list” as a variable name (since it’s a built-in Python function), let’s adjust the quotation marks and choose a different variable name for the list:

numbers = []  # Use a descriptive name instead of overriding the built-in 'list'

for i in range(5):
    number = int(input("Number: "))  # Properly formatted input prompt
    numbers.append(number)  # Add the user's number to the list

print(numbers)  # Print the list of numbers

final = sum(numbers)  # Calculate the sum of the list elements
print(final)  # Print the sum

This script:

Initializes an empty list named numbers.
Uses a for loop to prompt the user to input a number five times, converting each input to an integer and appending it to the numbers list.
Prints the list of numbers collected from the user.
Calculates the sum of the numbers in the list using the sum function and prints the result.