BIS1003 Introduction to Programming
Workshop 2
Topic 2: Input, Processing, and Output
Apply and test your knowledge of the current and previous topics by attempting the
questions below. Completing these questions will help you to succeed in your
subject.
Complete workshop-2 activities and submit your work during the workshop
session.
Workshop Questions
Use your algorithms from last week to implement the following Python programs:
1. Write a Python program to ask the end user to enter the length and the width
of a rectangle in centimetre and then calculates and displays the rectangle
area in meters. 1 cm = 1/100 m.
2. Write a Python program that asks the end user to enter a temperature in
Fahrenheit temperatures (F) and then convert to Celsius units (C) and
displays it to the user. C = (F – 32) /1.8
3. Write a Python programs to enter a positive number. Then the program
calculates and displays the double of the number.
4. Assume a company purchased some stock in Software Ltd. six months ago.
The details of the purchase are:
• The number of shares that the company purchased was 400.
• When the company purchased the stock, it paid $20.05 per share.
• It paid the stockbroker a commission that amounted to 2.2 percent
of the amount the company paid for the stock.
One month later, the company sold the stock. The details of the sale are:
• The number of shares that the company sold was 400.
• It sold the stock for $32.03 per share.
• It paid the stockbroker another commission that amounted to 2.2
percent of the amount the company received for the stock.
Write a program that shows the following amounts:
• money that the company paid for the stock.
• commission that the company paid the broker on buying the
stock.
• amount that the company sold the stock for
• commission that the company paid the broker on selling the stock.
• net profit the company made in stock business.
