Daily Coding Challenge - Infected

Python
1

Tell us what’s happening:

I think my code is right, but the modulus statement never runs. What’s happening?

Your code so far

def infected(days):
    computers = 1
    i = 0
    while i < days:
        computers *= 2
        if i%3 == 0:
            computers = computers - round(computers*0.2)
        i+=1
    return computers

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Challenge Information:

Daily Coding Challenge - Infected
https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/daily-coding-challenge/2025-11-02

2

the if execute, the issue you have is a different one: you are never curing enough computers

Round the number of patched computers up to the nearest whole number.

Also: you are doubling infected computers also on day 0, which is not what should happen

3

You have already handled Day 0 by setting computers to 1, but by then starting your loop counter at 0, you are throwing everything off. And round isn’t that same as rounding up to the nearest integer.

4

thats why i used less than

5

that works for the while, not for counting each third day at which to calculate the patched computers

6

i swapped the i in the modulus with i+1 and only the last one is unsatisfied

7

did you fix the rounding?

8

I didn’t change anything, except for what I said I changed. Also, the last value is off by a lot

9

well, why don’t you try with fixing the rounding? you are not rounding up to the nearest integer