Why does // throw out the wrong number here by rounding down?

Question

https://code.sololearn.com/cMJVH8flurZf/?ref=app

Answer 1

Didi
Hope you will find your answer here.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38588815/rounding-errors-in-JUMP_LINK__&&__python__&&__JUMP_LINK-floor-division
Edit: I didn't understand the problem at first.

Answer 2

Yeah but 1000/1.6 is 625....

Answer 3

Because "//" is the floor division operator and rounds down the result to the nearest integer.
To understand more about it, check it out:
https://www.codingem.com/JUMP_LINK__&&__python__&&__JUMP_LINK-floor-division/

Hope it helps!
Happy Coding 🤠

Answer 4

Thanks, I won't use the floor operator then because of the rounding issue and use int(x/y) instead. 👍💐