The answer is A. The program prints:
8
Why?
range(3, 6, 2) starts at 3, goes up in steps of 2, and stops before 6. So the loop adds 3 + 5. The total is 8.
Trace table
A trace table follows the program step by step. Here’s this one:
| number | total after the loop body |
|---|---|
| 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 |
The code again
total = 0
for number in range(3, 6, 2):
total = total + number
print(total)Try it: change one number in the program and predict the new output before you run it.