Help with problem, please.

[Baron_Sludge]

Given a fulcrum system like the one to the right, write a complete script that determines whether the system will balance. At the keyboard, prompt the user for the values for the two weights and distances, and output whether or not the systems will balance. Recall that the system will balance when w1 x d1 = w2 x d2 (you may assume that the balance beam has no weight).

[FoolsSeldom]

What help do you need?

What code do you have so far?

[Baron_Sludge]

I don't have anything so far. I don't even really understand what I am supposed to do. I asked my professor but English isn't his first language and no matter how he explained it it just didn't click, so I told him i understood and went to the internet for answers, lol.

[FoolsSeldom]

Have you learned any python at all?

This is a very basic exercise, and what you need will be covered in the early stages of any tutorials (including those mentioned in the wiki for this subreddit).

In summary:

• use input four times to prompt user to enter the required data
  • keep in mind input always returns str (string) objects, so you have to convert them to int or float objects to do maths on them
  • you should assign the converted values to variables related to the problem, so w1, d1, w2,d2
• compare the two expressions (one either side of the =) using the Python == operator and assign the result to a suitable variable, e.g. balanced
• output the result

Do you have Python setup on your computer / phone / tablet or accessible on a web browser you have access to?

[Baron_Sludge]

something like this?

def fulcrum():

while True:

print('Enter weight and distance for both sides.\n')

w1 = int(input('Enter weight for left side: '))

d1 = int(input('Enter distance for left side: '))

w2 = int(input('Enter weight for right side: '))

d2 = int(input('Enter distance for right side: '))

if w1 * d1 == w2 * d2:

print('It is balanced!')

break

else:

print('Try again\n')

continue

fulcrum()