Hi, I am working on a problem in beginner's Python and wanted to make sure I was explaining the results properly. I also had a question about my final print statement. When I plugged in print(2**3) or 2^3, the result was 8, which is accurate. When I did the same with print(2//3), the result was zero. Isn't // the same as **, to the power of? I don't understand why the double slashes resulted in a different answer. I attached my work below. IDLE Shell 3.9.6FileEdit Shell Debug Options Window HelpPython 3.9.6 (tags/v3.9.6:db3ff76, Jun 28 2021, 15:26:21)[MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64) ] on win32Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license ()" for more information.>>>>>> #CITA 180>>> #Execute the following statements- Module 1Problem l>>>>>> #Print Hello World!>>> print ("Hello", "World!")Hello World!>>>>>> #Print 3.0>>> print (3.0)3.0>>>>>> #Add 2.0 + 3.0>>> print (2.0 + 3.0)5.0>>>>>> #Print number 2 first and number 3 second>>> print ( "2" + "3")23>>>>>> #Print 2 + 3 = 5>>> print ("2+3="• 2+3)2+3= 5>>>>>> #Print 2 to the power of 3>>> print (2**3)8.>>>>>> #Print 2 divided by 3>>> print (2/3)0.6666666666666666>>>>>> #Print 2 to the power of 3>>> print (2//3)>>>

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Hi, I am working on a problem in beginner's Python and wanted to make sure I was explaining the results properly. I also had a question about my final print statement. When I plugged in print(2**3) or 2^3, the result was 8, which is accurate. When I did the same with print(2//3), the result was zero. Isn't // the same as **, to the power of? I don't understand why the double slashes resulted in a different answer. I attached my work below.

IDLE Shell 3.9.6
File
Edit Shell Debug Options Window Help
Python 3.9.6 (tags/v3.9.6:db3ff76, Jun 28 2021, 15:26:21)
[MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64) ] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license ()" for more information.
>>>
>>> #CITA 180
>>> #Execute the following statements
- Module 1
Problem l
>>>
>>> #Print Hello World!
>>> print ("Hello", "World!")
Hello World!
>>>
>>> #Print 3.0
>>> print (3.0)
3.0
>>>
>>> #Add 2.0 + 3.0
>>> print (2.0 + 3.0)
5.0
>>>
>>> #Print number 2 first and number 3 second
>>> print ( "2" + "3")
23
>>>
>>> #Print 2 + 3 = 5
>>> print ("2+3="
• 2+3)
2+3= 5
>>>
>>> #Print 2 to the power of 3
>>> print (2**3)
8.
>>>
>>> #Print 2 divided by 3
>>> print (2/3)
0.6666666666666666
>>>
>>> #Print 2 to the power of 3
>>> print (2//3)
>>>

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