Question

So now I have removed extraneous code and stripped it back to bare essentials but there is still something not quite right

monthlyInterestRate = annualInterestRate/12
mmp = 10
while(balance > 0):
m = 1
mmp += 10
while(m <=12):
m += 1
balance = (balance - mmp)*(1 + monthlyInterestRate)
if(balance <= 0 and mmp > 0):
print 'Lowest payment: ', mmp

as this prints out 300

Answer 1

How can mmp be equal or less than zero... it is initiated at 10.

You are not resetting the balance on the within outer loop

Answer 2

Finally got it passed grader, it was, among st other things the balance defined in x to be inserted at the reset point

Answer 3

Good stuff... congrats!

Answer 4

I have rather a lot of work to do to get any good at this though.

Answer 5

If loadsOfWorkIsPutInThis:
print ("You will appreciate the enormous gains later!!! Keep up the good work!!!")

Answer 6

I cant get a proper way to work out the stuff on paper, doing it on screen and forgetting half of it

Answer 7

Just be patient and work through every problem slowly to fully understand it.

Coding is relatively easy... to get to the solution of a problem is the tricky bit!

Answer 8

I'd agree with that, Thanks anyway.

Answer 9

I too am not good at doing work on paper wither. At least the work I do is pretty disorganized. I make notes on what variables I need to change, and sketch outlines of the program, but all the important tweaking comes from me playing with the program. I guess that's just the debugging process.

Answer 10

congratz mini!!!! see how a break helps u concentrate?:)

Answer 11

Yes thanks