Question

Given the code below and entering "Colette" for user_name input:

python totalCost = 22.95userName = input("Enter your name: ")
Choose the print statement that will output:
Colette - the total is $ 22.95 for today's purchase
a. print(Colette, "- the total is $", totalCost, "for today's purchase")
b. print(userName, "- the total is $", totalCost, "for today's purchase")
c. print(Colette, '- the total is $', totalCost, 'for todays purchase')
d. print("userName", "- the total is $", "totalCost", "for today's purchase")

Answer 1

The correct print statement to output 'Colette - the total is $ 22.95 for today's purchase' is option b: print(userName, '- the total is $', totalCost, 'for today's purchase'). So option (b) is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Python, variables are referenced by their names. When you enter "Colette" for user_name using the input function, the value is stored in the variable userName, not in the string "Colette." Therefore, you should use the variable userName in the print statement to access the user's input.

Option (a) contains the variable name Colette without quotes, which would result in a NameError as there is no variable named Colette. Option (c) is similar to (a) but uses single quotes, which is acceptable. Option (d) uses quotes around userName and totalCost, making them string literals rather than variables.

In summary, option (b) correctly uses the variable userName to output the desired result, making it the correct choice for the given code.