Question

For PYTHON:

In order to earn extra money, a student types extended essays for a fee. The amount charged depends on the number of pages in the document. The student charges:

$5 minimum fee for a document that is 1 to 3 pages in length

$1.50 per page for each page over 3 pages

An additional $3.75, if the number of pages exceeds 10

Assume that 200 words fit on a single typed page

For Example: A 1300 word essay would produce a fee of $11.00. 1300 / 200 = 6.5 actual pages, which rounds up to 7 pages. The fee the student will charge is $5 (for the first 3 pages) + ($1.50 x 4 pages), for a total of $11.00.

Create a Python program that will automatically calculate the fees based on the number of words in the essay.

Use the following test cases:

405 word essay will charge $5.00

624 word essay will charge $6.50

850 word essay will change $8.00

1000 word essay will charge $8.00

1100 word essay will change $9.50

1300 word essay will change $11.00

2425 word essay will change $23.75

Answer 1

The following python script can be used to implement the given problem :

def fun(words):
    pages = words/200
    if(pages - (int)(pages)) != 0:
        pages = (int)(pages) + 1
        
    if pages <= 3:
        cost = 5.00
    elif pages > 3 and pages <= 10:
        cost = 5.00 + (pages - 3) * 1.50
    else:
        cost = 5.00 + (pages - 3) * 1.50 + 3.75
        
    return cost
    
    
words = int(input("Enter the number of words : "))

print("\nThe cost of writing " + str(words) + " words is $" + str(fun(words)))

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