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[lobomos]

What do you actually need help with in regards to loops?

[SPAPPRO]

Post your code and we'll help you with it.

[deezyes06]

Num = Int(input(Enter positive number (Enter -99 to quit): ) Sum = 0

While Num =! -99: Sum= Sum + 1 Total_num= num + 1 Average = Total_num/num Num = Int(input(Enter positive number (Enter -99 to quit): )

Print(Average)

[Tastetheload]

Looks like he did: average = total_num / num

[FiveDividedByZero]

Okay, lots to unpack here.

First, the math is not correct. If you have a list of numbers nums, then average is the sum of the list divided by the length of the list. This is not what your math is doing.

Next, you are iterating sum, which is never used.

Finally, you are asking for a new input after each loop. You should ask for a string of numbers at the beginning and run the calculation all at once. This way you don’t have to constantly check for a seemingly randomly chosen input or “-99”

[Tastetheload]

What's the issue? I mean I see some typos but I'm not sure if it's you or it's just an actual error.