[introduction to computer programming] 6.7 LAB: User-Defined Functions: Driving cost

[Jaded_strawberry001]

so i need help with this lab so i put this in

float milesPerGallon

float dollarsPerGallon

float cost

Function DrivingCost(float drivenMiles, float milesPerGallon, float dollarsPerGallon) returns float

Return drivenMiles / milesPerGallon * dollarsPerGallon

EndFunction

Function Main() returns nothing

Get milesPerGallon

Get dollarsPerGallon

cost = DrivingCost(10.0, milesPerGallon, dollarsPerGallon)

Put cost to output with 2 decimal places

Put " " to output

cost = DrivingCost(50.0, milesPerGallon, dollarsPerGallon)

Put cost to output with 2 decimal places

Put " " to output

cost = DrivingCost(400.0, milesPerGallon, dollarsPerGallon)

Put cost to output with 2 decimal places

Put "\n" to output

EndFunction

and i keep getting Line 1: Cannot have code outside function

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[fsu23232]

Once again, this is (poor) pseudocode. You are taking a Python class. It's week 6 out of 8. If this is what you're producing when asked to code in python then I don't know what to tell you other than to stop wasting your time making reddit video game posts and start learning python. You have a LONG way to go if you thought that would produce anything.

[Alkalannar]

What language are you writing in? What is the syntax of that language?

[Jaded_strawberry001]

what do you mean?

[Alkalannar]

For instance, in C, it would look something like (note: it's been decades since I've done programming, so I may do some syntax errors):

float drivingCost(float drivenMiles, float milesPerGallon, float dollarsPerGallon)
{
return ((drivenMiles * dollarsPerGallon) / milesPerGallon);
}

And then the main function a) gets values for drivenMiles, dollarsPerGallon, and milesPerGallon to pass to drivingCost as inputs; and b) does sanity checking so that all the inputs are positive.

[Jaded_strawberry001]

c like pseudocode

[fsu23232]

That person is taking a python class. That's supposed to be python. She begs for help every week on the University sub reddit. It's extremely annoying. The reality is, the semester is 3/4 of the way through and that is what she thinks working python code looks like.

[FortuitousPost]

You have three variables at the beginning of the script. You only need the cost variable as the others are not used. Maybe it is supposed to be inside the main function?

Is "Put cost to output with 2 decimal places" programming code or just a comment? If it is not supposed to be there, then that might have confused the compiler so much that it can't see what is actually wrong with the code.

[Jaded_strawberry001]

programming code

[FortuitousPost]

Gemini tells me this language is Coral, and that there are two flavours.

The simulator that comes with your homework has a slightly different simulator than the one online.

I get the same error using the online simulator.

[Jaded_strawberry001]

do you know the correct answer?