title: Why does Python return 0 for simple division calculation?
body: <p>Why does this simple calculation return 0</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; 25/100*50  
  0
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>while this actually calculates correctly?</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt;&gt;&gt; .25*50
  12.5
  
  &gt;&gt;&gt; 10/2*2  
  10
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What is wrong with the first example?</p>