Just looking to clear up what’s going on with the stupid long float here
The hint answer also has the same float even though 4.8 * 9 actually is equal to exactly 43.2.
Python has extensive documentation on this matter:
15. Floating Point Arithmetic: Issues and Limitations — Python 3.9.2 documentation
Floating-point numbers are represented in computer hardware as base 2 (binary) fractions. While humans use base 10 fractions. This can cause problems, as you have discovered
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