Am working on ex. 2.3 from hw2.pdf. I'm trying to use math.ceil(276/19) but it returns 14 not 15. I'm running Python 2.7.2. I thought math.ceil() was supposed to round floats up not down.

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Am working on ex. 2.3 from hw2.pdf.  I'm trying to use math.ceil(276/19) but it returns 14 not 15.  I'm running Python 2.7.2.  I thought math.ceil() was supposed to round floats up not down.

rsmith6559 · Answer

Floats yes, you're giving it an integer.  If given two integers in division, Python will do integer division.  If one or both of the numbers is a float, you'll get what you're expecting.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks for the info.  Sometimes it's just sitting in front of your face.  I even read the Python docs on it and it still didn't click.  Thanks again.

rsmith6559 · Answer

You're welcome.