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Gurpinder Singh
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Convert a total in teaspoons into a combination of tablespoons,ounces,cups and pints using modulus and floor division in Python

Specifically, how can I dynamically adjust the values of tablespoons and ounces based on whether I am including larger measurements like cups or pints in the conversion process?

For example:

total_teaspoons = 57

pints = (total_teaspoons // 96)
cups = (total_teaspoons // 48)
ounces = (total_teaspoons) // 6
tbsps = total_teaspoons // 3
tsps = total_teaspoons % total_teaspoons

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print(tbsps, tsps)

print(ounces, tbsps, tsps)
print(cups, ounces, tbsps, tsps)
print(pints, cups, ounces, tbsps, tsps)

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Solution :

To achieve the desired output, you can use floor division (//) and modulus (%) operators to extract the appropriate units and their remainder at each step of the conversion. Here's a modified version of your code:

total_teaspoons = 57

# Calculate pints
pints = total_teaspoons // 192
remaining_teaspoons = total_teaspoons % 192

# Calculate cups
cups = remaining_teaspoons // 48
remaining_teaspoons %= 48

# Calculate ounces
ounces = remaining_teaspoons // 6
remaining_teaspoons %= 6

# Calculate tablespoons
tbsps = remaining_teaspoons // 3
remaining_teaspoons %= 3

# The remaining_teaspoons variable now holds the remaining teaspoons

# Print the results
print(f"{tbsps} tablespoons, {remaining_teaspoons} teaspoons")
print(f"{ounces} ounces, {tbsps} tablespoons, {remaining_teaspoons} teaspoons")
print(f"{cups} cups, {ounces} ounces, {tbsps} tablespoons, {remaining_teaspoons} teaspoons")
print(f"{pints} pints, {cups} cups, {ounces} ounces, {tbsps} tablespoons, {remaining_teaspoons} teaspoons")

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This code calculates the number of pints, cups, ounces, and tablespoons based on the total number of teaspoons. It updates the remaining_teaspoons variable at each step, allowing you to accumulate the units correctly. The final print statements display the results as desired.

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