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lloyd = {
"name": "Lloyd",
"homework": [90.0, 97.0, 75.0, 92.0],
"quizzes": [88.0, 40.0, 94.0],
"tests": [75.0, 90.0]
}
alice = {
"name": "Alice",
"homework": [100.0, 92.0, 98.0, 100.0],
"quizzes": [82.0, 83.0, 91.0],
"tests": [89.0, 97.0]
}
tyler = {
"name": "Tyler",
"homework": [0.0, 87.0, 75.0, 22.0],
"quizzes": [0.0, 75.0, 78.0],
"tests": [100.0, 100.0]
}
# Add your function below!
def average(numbers):
# this function will take sum of numbers, convert it to a floating format, then take the total and divide it by the amount of numbers, and return the average.
total = sum(numbers)
total = float(total)
average = total/ len(numbers)
return average
def get_average(student):
# takes average of homework scores, then quizzes, then tests. then it calculates and returns the weight of each average.
homework = average(student["homework"])
quizzes = average(student["quizzes"])
tests = average(student["tests"])
results = (homework * .1) + (quizzes *.3) + (tests * .6)
return results
def get_letter_grade(score):
#this function will take the get_average function, determine what grade they should receive, then print the resulting letter grade.
if score >= 90:
return "A"
elif score >= 80:
return "B"
elif score >= 70:
return "C"
elif score >= 60:
return "D"
else:
return "F"
student = [lloyd, alice, tyler]
def get_class_average(students):
results = []
for student in students:
results.append(get_class_average(student))
class_average = average(results)
return class_average
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