#we can explicitily convert variables by using the name of the builtin type as a function
#floats can be turned into integers, (rounds down)
decimal = 12.923523
number = int(decimal)
print(number)

#integers can be turned to flots
num = 15
floatyguy = float(num)
print(floatyguy)

#strings can be converted to numbers
stringNumber = "8"
realNumber = int(stringNumber)
print(realNumber)