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== Test marks challenge == 

Write a program that will ask the user to enter three test marks out of 100 and output the average. It might helpful to remember an old friend, PEMDAS! 


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number_1 = int(input("enter the first test score: "))
number_2 = int(input("enter the second test score: "))
number_3 = int(input("enter the third test score: "))
answer = (number_1 + number_2 + number_3) / 3
print("The average of the three tests scores is: ", str(answer))
  

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